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s1066

Just a garden obsessed retired nurse married to a garden obsessed retired teacher. We are on the NSW Central Coast and started this garden 10years ago

Passiflora edulis 'Panama Red'

  • Season Icon Late WinterLate Winter 2016
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s1066

Help me identify this plant- I know it's a passionfruit but any idea what variety/ I grew it from seed I collected from a very tasty passionfruit I ate 3 years ago- the vine is huge but this is my first fruit- hopefully there will be more this summer 😍😍😍

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brightcolours

#passionfruit #plantID-passionfruit #purple

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brightcolours

"Nellie Kelly, a large-fruited black passionfruit, is the most popular homegrown variety and the one I am growing, but others you’ll come across at the nursery are Panama Red, Panama Gold and Pandora. These last three do best in warm or at least coastal climates. I wouldn’t expect any of them to fruit here in Kurrajong."

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brightcolours

"Another bone of contention with passionfruit seems to be whether or not they need a ‘friend’. Some Panama varieties for instance fruit better with cross-pollination (that is two vines) but Panama Gold Select is self-fertile. Nellie Kelly is also self-fertile." http://gardendrum.com/2012/08/23/growing-passionfruit/

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brightcolours

An excellent article on growing passionfruit!! ⬆️⬆️⬆️

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brightcolours

#passionfruit-advice

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brightcolours

Passionfruit varieties: http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/fruit%20pages/passionfruit.htm #passionfruitvarieties

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s1066

Thanks for all the info @brightcolours! I actually have 3 plants growing there from 3 seeds - heard about cross poll and didn't want to risk no fruit! I have some passionfruit homework tonight Ta!!! 👍👍👍

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brightcolours

Well you're doing something right!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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