Giant granadilla

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	full sun"full sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	regular to moderate"regular to moderate" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Features:	✓	flowers

Scientific Names
Passifloraceae >	Passiflora >	quadrangularis >

Read about Giant granadilla 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Passiflora quadrangularis, is the largest of the passionfruits.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

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