How to Propagate Passiflora
Passiflora, commonly known as passion fruit, is a vigorous vine native to the American tropics. Passiflora includes three main varieties. Purple passion fruit blooms in early spring, followed by the development of purplish-black, egg-shaped fruit from late spring to midsummer. Yellow passion fruit blooms off and on from spring to fall and develops fruit from early summer to early winter. A third type, granadilla, flowers in spring and develops fruit in summer. Although all are tropical plants, purple passion fruit can tolerate an occasional light frost. All three types are propagated by planting seeds. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Celled plastic seed tray
- Commercial potting soil
- Passion fruit seeds
- 4- to 6-inch plastic pots
Instructions
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Fill a celled, plastic seed tray with good-quality, commercial potting soil. Add water to moisten the soil.
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Plant a passiflora seed in each cell. If possible, plant the seeds as soon as they are removed from the fruit. Although passion fruit seeds can be planted after storage for up to a year, germination will be slower. If your passion fruit seeds have been stored, soak the seeds in warm water or passion fruit juice overnight before planting. Plant each passion fruit seed about 1 1/2 to 2 times its width deep and cover with soil.
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Place the planting tray outdoors in dappled shade or indirect sunlight. Keep the potting soil consistently moist, but not dripping wet.
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Transplant the passiflora seedings into individual 4- to 6-inch plastic planting containers when the seedlings are 2 to 3 inches tall, as passion fruit vines don't like to be crowded. Continue to keep the soil slightly moist.
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Plant the passion fruit vines in their permanent homes when the seedlings are about 10 inches tall. Passion fruit vines prefer bright sunlight and loose, gravelly or sandy soil.
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Water the passion fruit vine deeply when the soil feels dry, and then allow the soil to dry again before the next watering. Deep, infrequent watering develops strong, healthy roots that are tolerant of an occasional frost.
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