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PASSIFLORA EDULIS var. Flavicarpa. - MARACUJA.
Common nameYellow passion fruit, maracuja, yellow granadilla, pomme liane jaune. Family Passifloraceae.(Passiflora family) Overview The passion fruit plant is an indigenous tropical and semi-tropical climber, with a hard woody stem that climbs by using it's tendrils. There are over 300 species of Passion flower; the Amazon region produces the most. Depending on the species, the leaves vary from dark green, small, entire to five lobed, fine toothed. Maracuja has strikingly beautiful, large white flowers with purple centers; those contributed to the name Passionflower as the outlook can be associated with the Crucifixion of Christ. The form and very often the color of the edible fruit is also set by the species, elongated to small heart-shaped, greenish-white to purple. In Suriname the Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa is grown commercially for the fruit juice, which is one of the most delicious of all the tropics, and now known all over the world! Yellow passion fruit is almost round with a diameter of 2½ - 3½". Surinam growers plant two forms: purple and yellow. The yellow passion fruit is less fragrant and some what more acid than the purple passion fruit. The yellow maracuja is also less adaptive to cold and needs a tropical temperature to fruit. The small black seeds are embedded in the juicy pulp. Suriname's traditional medicine The leaves of passion fruit are used to settle edgy nerves, also for colic, diarrhea, dysentery, and insomnia. Visit also our TINCTURE pages Hardiness USDA zone 9 A - 11. Propagation Seeds. Culture Full sun / light shade, fertile well, drained sandy soil with a Ph of 6.5 - 7.5. Water regularly. Can also successfully be used as a container plant. Plant in a frost free spots, although the roots are hardy to 26° F. |
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