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Passion Fruit - When to pick
I have a passion flower that has borne a huge number of fruit. Most of the
fruit are now orange in colour. I have left them on the plant as I thought they went brown and crinkly with dry skins (as you buy them in the shops), but some are starting to turn mouldy. Any tips? Jo |
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Passion Fruit - When to pick
In article , "jo" writes: | I have a passion flower that has borne a huge number of fruit. Most of the | fruit are now orange in colour. I have left them on the plant as I thought | they went brown and crinkly with dry skins (as you buy them in the shops), | but some are starting to turn mouldy. Any tips? The ones you buy are P. edulis. P. caerulea are orange when ripe. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Passion Fruit - When to pick
On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 17:05:53 +0100, "jo"
wrote: I have a passion flower that has borne a huge number of fruit. Most of the fruit are now orange in colour. I have left them on the plant as I thought they went brown and crinkly with dry skins (as you buy them in the shops), but some are starting to turn mouldy. Any tips? I've not grown them but I understand that the one with orange fruits is not the same variety as you buy in the shops. Someone will have better info, but I'm not sure if yours are worth eating. I think the edible one is passiflora edulis and the "common or garden" one is p. caerulea. Pam in Bristol |
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Passion Fruit - When to pick
I have a passion flower that has borne a huge number of fruit. Most of
the fruit are now orange in colour. I have left them on the plant as I thought they went brown and crinkly with dry skins (as you buy them in the shops), but some are starting to turn mouldy. Any tips? Jo Why not try one and see if it is ripe? The ornamental passion flowers are really grown for their flowers rather than their fruits, however I tried some of mine last year when they were orange and enjoyed them. Nice with ice cream. -- Drakanthus. (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails will never reach me.) |
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Passion Fruit - When to pick
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from "Drakanthus" contains these words: I have a passion flower that has borne a huge number of fruit. Most of the fruit are now orange in colour. I have left them on the plant as I thought they went brown and crinkly with dry skins (as you buy them in the shops), but some are starting to turn mouldy. Any tips? Jo Why not try one and see if it is ripe? The ornamental passion flowers are really grown for their flowers rather than their fruits, however I tried some of mine last year when they were orange and enjoyed them. Nice with ice cream. I have some granadillo vines grown from seed. Closely related to passionfruit - anyone know if they are hardy enough to grow outside? -- Rusty Hinge No m'lud, it wasn't a sneg. My joints creak. |
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Jaques d'Altrades wrote: I have some granadillo vines grown from seed. Closely related to passionfruit - anyone know if they are hardy enough to grow outside? That's easy - no. Outside the warmest parts of the UK, P. caerulea is pretty well the only hardy one (and even then it tends to be herbaceous). According the the books I have seen, none of the ones grown for their fruit are likely to be hardy even in the warmest parts of the UK. But a lot of the genus will do well in pots outside in summer, if given some protection in winter - and that doesn't necessarily mean more than being kept dryish and frost-free. Which species is a granadillo? Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , Jaques d'Altrades wrote: Which species is a granadillo? Regards, Nick Maclaren. Its one of the passion flowers grown for fruit. (can't remember the species but chilterns sell the seed) -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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In article , "Charlie Pridham" writes: | | Which species is a granadillo? | | Its one of the passion flowers grown for fruit. (can't remember the species | but chilterns sell the seed) Yes, yes, I know that! But I also know that the word is a generic one (not in the botanical sense) and is likely to refer to several different species, depending on context. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , "Charlie Pridham" writes: | | Which species is a granadillo? | | Its one of the passion flowers grown for fruit. (can't remember the species | but chilterns sell the seed) Yes, yes, I know that! But I also know that the word is a generic one (not in the botanical sense) and is likely to refer to several different species, depending on context. Regards, Nick Maclaren. I have heard it used most frequently with regard to the various named fruiting cultivars of P. edulis which are often sold as "Purple Granadilla" "Golden Granadilla" etc which I gather from the above you know already! :~) In case the original poster is still following this. These "Granadilla" types often require a cross polinator (a second unrelated plant, like certain apples) to produce fruit crops, but are certainly a better bet eating wise than the bland insipid P.caerulea fruits! -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , "Charlie Pridham" writes: | | Which species is a granadillo? | | Its one of the passion flowers grown for fruit. (can't remember the species | but chilterns sell the seed) Yes, yes, I know that! But I also know that the word is a generic one (not in the botanical sense) and is likely to refer to several different species, depending on context. Regards, Nick Maclaren. I have heard it used most frequently with regard to the various named fruiting cultivars of P. edulis which are often sold as "Purple Granadilla" "Golden Granadilla" etc which I gather from the above you know already! :~) In case the original poster is still following this. These "Granadilla" types often require a cross polinator (a second unrelated plant, like certain apples) to produce fruit crops, but are certainly a better bet eating wise than the bland insipid P.caerulea fruits! -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in
: (talking about grenadillos) In case the original poster is still following this. These "Granadilla" types often require a cross polinator (a second unrelated plant, like certain apples) to produce fruit crops, but are certainly a better bet eating wise than the bland insipid P.caerulea fruits! I have a theory that P caerulea is a pretty variable plant. For example, I've seen it described as having no scent, but both of mine have a gorgeous scent which you can smell right across the patio, even if only a couple of flowers are out. They are bog standard plants from a seed packet. My guess is that the fruits may be similarly variable, as people seem to report both nice and inedibly bland ones. Min haven't reached fruiting size yet, though they flower well. Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
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The message . 10
from Victoria Clare contains these words: "Charlie Pridham" wrote in : (talking about grenadillos) In case the original poster is still following this. These "Granadilla" types often require a cross polinator (a second unrelated plant, like certain apples) to produce fruit crops, but are certainly a better bet eating wise than the bland insipid P.caerulea fruits! I've posted three items to this thread - only the first has appeared in my downloads. This could have something to do with one of the big German servers going down. The second was a detailed reply to Nick Maclaren's post, following his within a very short time, and later, a followup to see if he'd seen it. I've had a little firkle, and nothing from this group has fallen into my spamtrap. _||_ I'll have to grow another post. Down there \ / \/ I have a theory that P caerulea is a pretty variable plant. For example, I've seen it described as having no scent, but both of mine have a gorgeous scent which you can smell right across the patio, even if only a couple of flowers are out. They are bog standard plants from a seed packet. Oh. Could you save me some of your seeds please? My guess is that the fruits may be similarly variable, as people seem to report both nice and inedibly bland ones. Min haven't reached fruiting size yet, though they flower well. The 'granadilla' I have growing (in spades) has glossy leaves about the size of a hand, (a bit like black bryony,) but heart-shaped with a cuspidate point. The seeds are shaped rather like shelled sunflower seeds, but black and with a wartyness which is rather toadlike. The fruit (from a supermarket, reduced to 10p) was almost spherical, about the size of a Chinese pear, and coming to a very slight point where its shape blends into the stalk. The rind was rather like a fragile orange-coloured eggshell, with a blush of magenta. The inside was reminiscent of frogspawn with elongated cells, and the pulp was fragrant, sweet and tasty, and improved a fruit salad no end - after removing the crunchy tadpoles. I think I have some of these tadpoles saved somewhere if anyone wants any. -- Rusty Hinge No m'lud, it wasn't a sneg. My joints creak. |
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Jaques d'Altrades wrote in
: The message . 10 from Victoria Clare contains these words: I've posted three items to this thread - only the first has appeared in my downloads. I can only see your first post, and this one. I have a theory that P caerulea is a pretty variable plant. For example, I've seen it described as having no scent, but both of mine have a gorgeous scent which you can smell right across the patio, even if only a couple of flowers are out. They are bog standard plants from a seed packet. Oh. Could you save me some of your seeds please? Certainly - when they decide to set fruit, which so far they haven't. But they are only a couple of years old. Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
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from Victoria Clare contains these words: Oh. Could you save me some of your seeds please? Certainly - when they decide to set fruit, which so far they haven't. But they are only a couple of years old. I'll save the post somewhere or other and try to remember to jog your memory. Ta. -- Rusty Hinge No m'lud, it wasn't a sneg. My joints creak. |
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Passion fruit - when to pick
jo wrote:
I have a passion flower that has borne a huge number of fruit. Most of the fruit are now orange in colour. I have left them on the plant as I thought they went brown and crinkly with dry skins (as you buy them in the shops), but some are starting to turn mouldy. Any tips? Jo If it's a Caerulea passionfruit, they'll stay orange! Pick them when they are uniformly orange, the fruit doesn't taste to good though! If you want an edible passionfruit you need to go for Passiflora edulis, I have some seeds for auction on ebay! Cheers Jason -- Check out my ebay auctions for Passifora caerulea and edulis seeds http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....sort=3&rows=50 |
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