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Posted by Fin_ Wollongong_NSW (My Page) on Sun, Aug 21, 05 at 23:55
| After my standard purple passionfruit died last year I decided to have a go at one of the yellow panama passionfruit vines. The plant grew like crazy but I only got three fruit. Very dissapointing after being buried in the purple ones in previous years. The taste was also pretty ordinary - not very sweet.
I have just read (QLD DPI website) that these panama varieties usually set fruit better if they cross pollinate. Has anyone had any experience with them? I must admit I am close to pulling it and putting in something more productive.
Also I am interested in growing some other interesting varieties. I have tried banana passionfruit as well as the above ones and they were OK but not great and tended to weediness.
I am very interested in the granadilla, which I think I may have tasted when in Peru, as it was absolutely delicious, juicy and sweet. Anyone know where one could find seed/plants for these or other interestig varieties? |
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RE: Passionfruit
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| You should try P. ligularis P. antioquiensis and P. antioquiensis they would be the two best tasting somewhat possible to get hold of seeds/plants aside from P. Edulis. The only bad thing is that you need to be some kind of master gardener to get either of them to grow properly : ). I've been strunggling with antioquiensis for years! and only recently starting to get hold of it. I failed first time around with ligularis but I'll have another go one day, it has very pretty heart shaped leaves |
RE: Passionfruit
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- Posted by Fin_ Wollongong_NSW (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 23, 05 at 19:17
| Nicefrog, both of these sound very interesting. Any ideas on where i can obtain seed? I have done a quick google search but not found a source so far. Thanks, Fiona |
RE: Passionfruit
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| I think Daleys nursery sells ligularis, and nestlebrae exotics in NZ should have seed of antioquiensis and maybe ligularis too http://www.helensville.co.nz/nestlebrae/treecrop.htm
http://www.helensville.co.nz/nestlebrae/catalogue.htm#P I think you should find ligularis seed fairly easily on ebay, you might have to pay a few bucks and order them from the states but you will find them, they were ok to import last time I got some but that was years ago so you better check again. You can see pictures of most passiflora here http://www.hewo.nl/passiflora species/Thumbnails.html |
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