Passiflora Edulis "Granadilla" 10Liter

Botanical Name: Passiflora edulis
Common Names: Granadilla, Passion Fruit, Purple Granadilla, Purple Passionfruit

📌 Product Description

Passiflora edulis, commonly known as Granadilla, is a fast-growing, evergreen to semi-evergreen fruiting climber prized for its highly aromatic, sweet-tart pulp and exotic flowers. The plant produces striking purple-and-white passion flowers followed by round to oval purple fruits filled with juicy, edible pulp and black seeds.

Widely grown across South Africa, granadilla is both ornamental and productive. It can be trained over trellises, fences, pergolas, or arches, providing lush coverage while producing delicious fruit during the warm season.

With proper support and care, this vigorous vine establishes quickly and can begin fruiting within the first year under ideal conditions.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 3 – 6 m (as a climber)
Spread: 2 – 4 m
Growth Habit: Vigorous climbing vine with tendrils
Growth Rate: Fast

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun (essential for good fruit production)
Soil: Well-draining, fertile soil rich in organic matter
Water:

• Water regularly during establishment
• Keep soil consistently moist during flowering and fruiting
• Avoid waterlogged soil

Feeding: Feed regularly during spring and summer with a balanced fertiliser, increasing potassium during flowering and fruit set.

Support: Requires strong trellis, fence, or pergola for climbing.

Maintenance:

• Prune lightly after fruiting to encourage new growth
• Remove weak or overcrowded stems
• Protect from strong frost

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring to early summer
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Flowering Season: Spring to summer
Fruiting Season: Late summer to autumn (varies by region)
Climate Suitability: Ideal for warm, frost-free and coastal regions; suitable inland with frost protection
Frost Tolerance: Sensitive to heavy frost

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Produces edible, nutrient-rich fruit
• Attractive ornamental flowers
• Fast-growing screening vine
• Suitable for small gardens when trained vertically
• Pollinator friendly

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Edible garden
✔ Pergola or trellis climber
✔ Fence coverage
✔ Fruit production at home
✔ Tropical and subtropical gardens