This sale is for 10 FRESH ORGANIC PASSIFLORA Caerulea "Blue Passion Flower" Seeds
This is the Passiflora which produces EDIBLE FRUIT!!!
Harvested fresh for this Grow Season!!
This is probably the best known of the 500 different Passion flowers. It's greenish-white flower petals are covered with numerous blue, white and purple rays of the corola. The leaves are deeply five lobed.
Extremely fast growing, hardy passionflower producing egg shaped orange fruits with deep red, edible pulp, although not as tasty as the purple passion fruit. Flowers are ornate, multi-colored, with a minty scent much like the fruit of the pineapple guava.
Description:
Extremely fast growing vine that may grow up to 30ft a season.
Hardiness:
This is one of the hardiest passion flowers, dying back in colder climates but hardy to 10F. It will regrow from roots the following year. In warmer climates without much frost, the vine will grow and bloom throughout the year.
Growing Environment:
Likes lots of water, moist soil, and prefers a humid environment but will tolerate almost anything outside of desert conditions. Easy to grow in a container or the ground, but support must be provided.
Propagation:
Almost always grown from seeds, but can be propagated by cuttings. Bottom heating the seeds at 70-80F can result in germination at 1-2 weeks, at lower temperatures seeds can take up to 10 weeks to germinate.
Uses:
Fruit is eaten fresh or used in drinks. A tea is sometimes made of the flower and is said to alleviate stress and anxiety.
Native Range:
Wild range extends throughout Central and South America and as far north as the Southern United States. Has naturalized in many parts of the world.
Planting:
Plant at 1/2" depth using well draining soil mixture. Keep warm, damp, and in filtered sunlight with high humidity. Do not keep wet. Fertilize monthly.
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
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