Passiflora mixta

Passiflora mixta

Family: Passifloraceae

Common names: Curuba de Indio, Northern Banana Passionfruit

It is an evergreen climbing shrub, producing shoots up to 4 metres long. These shoots scramble over the ground, or clamber into the surrounding vegetation, supporting themselves by means of coiling tendrils. Fruit – eaten raw or made into a juice, alcoholic beverage, marmalade, ice cream etc. The pulp surrounding the seeds is eaten. The green to greenish-yellow fruit has a pleasant, aromatic flavour.

Sowing instructions: Stored seed should be soaked for 24 hours in warm water and germination time can be reduced if the seed is then mixed with the juice of a fresh passion fruit (of any species). Even so, it can take 12 months for stored seed to germinate. Place the seed tray in a shady position, maintaining a temperature around 19 – 24°c. Prick the seedlings out into individual containers as soon as they are large enough to handle and plant out when large enough.

Locality: Ex Hort. Harvest: November 2024