40 Organic Purple Passion fruit Seeds(Passiflora
edulis) Vine passion flower seeds

The
botanical name of purple passion fruit is Passiflora edulis. Passion fruit can
be halved and eaten raw sprinkled with sugar or added to fruit salads. The
fresh pulp can be used as a dessert topping on cakes or ice cream. Passion
fruit can be juiced or made into jam or jelly or into ice pops. The passion
fruits flavor can be compared to guava.Purple passion fruit has a flavor and
aroma richer than yellow passion fruit. It is also less acidic.

 Sowing:

• Passion
  fruit is a tropical and subtropical plant; it grows best in frost-free
  regions.
• Soak
  seeds in a jar of water for 3-5days,place the jar in the sunlight. Sow seed ½ to 1 inch deep
  soil or in a germination flat. Germination will occur in 10 to 20 days.

Planting:

• Passion
  fruit grows best in well-drained, compost-rich, sandy loam with a soil pH
  of 6.5 to 7.5.
• Plant
  passion fruit in full sun except in areas where summers are very hot; in
  very hot regions plant passion fruit in partial shade.
• Avoid
  planting passion fruit where the soil is constantly wet. Also, avoid
  planting passionfruit in spots where it can be damaged by wind.
• Keep
  the soil evenly moist for best fruit production; if the soil dries, the
  fruit will shrivel and drop.
• Passion
  fruit is heavy feeders; use a 10-5-20 fertilizer. Too much nitrogen will result in leafy growth and less fruit
  set.

Harvesting and storing:

· The fruit is ready for harvest 70 to 80 days after
pollination, usually in mid to late summer and sometimes longer.

· The fruit will turn from deep green to deep purple or
yellow when ripe. Ripe fruit will fall to the ground.Pick passion fruit when they reach full color or
gather dropped fruits daily. The fruit is sweetest when slightly shriveled.