PASSIFLORA EDULIS PANAMA RED – LARGE, DARK RED SPOTTED FRUITS, SWEET AND DELICIOUS AND SELF POLLINATING! EXQUISITE FLOWERS!

CLIMB IT OVER YOUR CHOOK SHED, FENCE, WALL, TRELLIS – NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS HOME GROWN! VERY EASY TO GERMINATE AND WILL NOT NEED A MALE AND FEMALE AS IT’S SELF FERTILE. PLANTS CONTINUALLY GROW UP TO 150+ PASSIONFRUIT A SEASON WHEN MATURE. PLANTS LAST ABOUT 5-8 YEARS. WHEN PRODUCTION SLOWS DRAMATICALLY THEN RE-GROW FROM YOUR PASSIONFRUIT SEEDS.

The Panama Red passionfruit is a self-pollinating variety, capable of producing abundant fruit on a single vine. This hardy, vigorous plant bears large, red-skinned fruits with a sweet, delicious flavour and is known for its heavy cropping. If your current passionfruit plants aren’t producing, Panama Red might be the ideal choice, as it doesn’t require a second plant for pollination.

Perfect as a natural screen, the Panama Red vine is excellent for covering fences, sheds, or other structures. With lush green foliage, it can cover up to 8 square metres annually. The fruit itself is large, soft-skinned, and red, with juicy, aromatic pulp that is milder than the tangy black passionfruit. Expect approximately 100 to 150 fruits each season.

Plant in a sunny, well-drained area and expect flowers from spring with fruit from summer until autumn.

LARGE, EASY TO SEE AND HANDLE SEEDS.

Grow Notes
Prefers full sun in moist, well-draining soil.

It is necessary to supply a trellis or alternate structure as support for the plant.

Sow
Soak in room temperature water for 24 hours before sowing.

Sow direct or raise seedlings in Spring, planting seeds at a depth of 8mm.

Keep soil moist, not wet.

Germination
21-84 days at 20-30°C

Maturity
595-730 days

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