Difference between revisions of "Passiflora quadrangularis"
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+ | Passiflora quadrangularis, Linn. Granadilla. Fig. 2770. Tall | ||
+ | strong climber, glabrous: lvs. ovate or round-ovate,cordate at base, | ||
+ | mu- cronate, entire, the petiole with 2 or 3 pairs of glands: | ||
+ | stipules large: fl. large (3-5 in. across) and interesting, fragrant | ||
+ | with ovate sepals and petals (the former white within and the latter | ||
+ | reddish), the crown composed of 5 series of white-and-purple | ||
+ | particolored filaments, of which the outermost exceed the floral | ||
+ | envelopes: fr. oblong, 5-9 in. long, yellowish green, pulpy and | ||
+ | edible. Trop. Amer. B.R. 14. R.H. 1898, p. 569. Gn. 51, p. 313; 59, | ||
+ | pp. 4, 7. G. 33:161 — Widely grown in the tropics, and variable, both | ||
+ | as a vine and for its edible frs. Frequent in collections of economic | ||
+ | plants in the N. It is a good climber for covering a greenhouse roof. | ||
+ | Best results are secured if the temperature does not fall below 50°. | ||
+ | The fr. ripens in summer. The fls. usually need to be hand-pollinated | ||
+ | if fr. is wanted on house-grown plants. Var. variegata, Hort. (P. | ||
+ | variegata, Hort. P. aucubifolia, Hort.), has foliage blotched with | ||
+ | yellow. | ||
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Revision as of 14:08, 22 June 2009
Read about Passiflora quadrangularis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Passiflora quadrangularis, Linn. Granadilla. Fig. 2770. Tall strong climber, glabrous: lvs. ovate or round-ovate,cordate at base, mu- cronate, entire, the petiole with 2 or 3 pairs of glands: stipules large: fl. large (3-5 in. across) and interesting, fragrant with ovate sepals and petals (the former white within and the latter reddish), the crown composed of 5 series of white-and-purple particolored filaments, of which the outermost exceed the floral envelopes: fr. oblong, 5-9 in. long, yellowish green, pulpy and edible. Trop. Amer. B.R. 14. R.H. 1898, p. 569. Gn. 51, p. 313; 59, pp. 4, 7. G. 33:161 — Widely grown in the tropics, and variable, both as a vine and for its edible frs. Frequent in collections of economic plants in the N. It is a good climber for covering a greenhouse roof. Best results are secured if the temperature does not fall below 50°. The fr. ripens in summer. The fls. usually need to be hand-pollinated if fr. is wanted on house-grown plants. Var. variegata, Hort. (P. variegata, Hort. P. aucubifolia, Hort.), has foliage blotched with yellow.
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