Passiflora herbertiana – rare native – Passionfruit

Description

• 10 seeds
• Common name: Native passionfruit
• Native/endemic to eastern parts of Queensland and NSW Australia, moist rainforest and coastal areas
• One of only a handful of native passionfruit
• 3 lobed leaves
• Pink/orange/yellow flower – 6-10 cm
• Ripens to green skin with white flecks, small
• White fragrant tasty pulp although usually grown as an ornamental
• Outdoors or indoors in a glass room
• Perennial vine – climber
• Low flammability plant
• Hardy
• In cooler months will die back
• Prune when finishes fruiting
• Fertilize in spring and once a month in summer
• Water well once a week in spring and summer
• Life span – 3-7 years depending on the soil and how well it is tended to
• Grows in most soils from sand to clay but thrives in a moist soil as it grows well in wet spring/summer in the rainforest
• Bulk available. Please inquire.