Lots of yummy tasting fruit for salads, sherbets or eating right out of hand & intricate, whimsical, 3.5” flowers will delight you & the Gulf Fritillaries from early Summer thru Fall. Before eating the fruit you need to wait until it darkens to purple & drops from the vine. You can leave the fruit to ripen further for a sweeter taste, or add sugar. Evergreen & quick growing, ‘Frederick’ can easily reach 15’ high & wide but can be made smaller by cutting back to 1’ in Winter. It’s is one of the hardiest of the Passifloras, surviving Winter wet & brief frosts (to 20 degrees F) with bravo, going semi-deciduous! Takes heat well, too! An annual side-dress of compost will keep it lush & happy. Self-pollinating. Does not self-sow.
Plant Meta
Scientific Name | Passiflora edulis |
Growth Habit | Vine |
Lifecycle | Perennial |
Sun Requirements | Full Sun to Partial Shade (6+ hours daily) |
Water Requirements | Wet Mesic |
Soil PH Preferences | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5), Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Maximum Recommended Zone | Zone 10a |
Plant Height | 15' |
Plant Spread | 15' |
Leaves | Semi-evergreen, Broadleaf |
Fruiting Time | |
Flowers | Fragrant |
Flower Color | Blue, Lavender, Purple |
Flower Size | 3"-4" |
Flower Time | Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall, Fall |
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Dynamic Accumulator | |
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Origin: | Lowes |