Passiflora quadrangularis

Read about Passiflora quadrangularis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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