Passiflora
adenopoda Seeds
Common name: Passiflora
Species: Passiflora adenopoda
Hardiness Zones: 11
Scarification/Stratification: If your
home is on the low side of 70ºF, your seeds will benefit from bottom heat. Give
warmth from underneath to stimulate early growth, and to help seeds to
germinate. The ideal situation is to maintain the soil temperature at 70ºF. For
this, you use an electric soil warming cable kit, or a heating mat that goes
under your flats, or any other source of heat. With the proper temperature, you
will cut by 2 or 3 the germination time.
Germination:
seed compost at 1/4″ deep. For Passiflora seeds, instead of using water
you can use a high pulp fruit juice such as passion fruit juice or orange
juice. The acid in these juices will soften the shell and speed up germination.
Keep damp soil, not soaking wet. Keep pot in warm situation 20°C/68°F,
24°C/75°F. Cover the top of the pot with clear plastic so the humidity will
remain high.
see some tiny plants starting to sprout, slowly open the top of the pot, a
little each day, so that the new seedlings don’t go into shock from the
humidity being lowered too quickly. Germination of Passiflora can occur in
weeks or take several months. If you want to speed up germination, you can use
the bottom heat technique, but it isn’t a must.
Description:
Passiflora adenopoda originates from Central America, Mexico
to Peru. It climbs by means of clinging tendrils and can be kept as a container
plant. The long tendrils need lots of support for climbing. It is a
fast-growing vine that can grow over 30 feet tall. It may be grown as a
houseplant in a sunny South-facing window. The flowers are white and purple, 7
cm wide. Fruits turn violet at maturity. Passiflora adenopoda fruits are highly
toxic. It has great lobate leaves, 3 or 5 lobes. The leaves have hooked trichomes
which makes them adhere to clothes like Velcro. Pruning is a must to keep the
vine healthy. Prune off less vigorous growth and occasionally prune back
vigorous growth to promote flowering. When established, and without care, the
passion fruit can easily overtake other garden plants, shading them from sun.
Hardiness zone 11, (4°C/40°F) in Winter. It will hardly tolerate temperatures
under 7°C. Protect from frost or plant in frost free areas. Keep the atmosphere
humid through the Summer and place in full sun, can tolerate partial shade.
Loves the warm humid Tropics. You may need to water your plants on a daily
basis during the hottest summer months. During the Winter the roots should be
kept moist, but as growth will be much slower you will probably only need to
water once a week, depending on growing temperature. It will do best in a
loam-based mix with a little peat moss. Fertilize at least once every two weeks
in the growing season. If their pot is too large or if they have an
unrestricted root run, then the whole plant will simply get bigger and bigger,
but it will refuse to flower and therefore produce the fruits. By limiting the
pot size, you are limiting the ability to grow, and this is seen as a threat,
so the natural mechanism is to produce seeds for the next generation. A
suitably sized pot for an adult plant would generally be of 12 inches in
diameter.
Store Policies
All seeds will come in a resalable
plastic zip lock bag wrapped in a protectant so the seeds are not damaged by
shipping machines. All seed packets contain no fillers or other weeds or seeds
mixed in. Most have been harvested by hand & all test at a high germination
rate.
Seed Count
All seed counts should be considered estimates as the seeds is
packaged by hand, there is 2-3 more or less in a bag. We do our best to
ensure accuracy and will often add extra seeds. However, all estimates are
final.
Shipping
Seeds will ship without tracking numbers. Items
will be shipped 1-3 business days of receiving payment. Plants will be shipped
via USPS. Shipping usually takes anywhere from 3-5 days.
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Important, Please read
All seeds have been test sown to ensure germination.
Please familiarize yourself with growing conditions and instructions for your
seeds before you plant them, as all seeds are different. Basic growing
instructions can be found under each listing.
We Cannot Guarantee how much you will be able
to grow, as too many variables come into play, soil condition, your ability to
garden, weather etc. I guarantee that they arrive as described and are in good
viable condition and the germination rates are accurate.
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The seeds had a great germination rate
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Great seeds, I now have squash everywhere from this one pack of seeds
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Very fast delivery.
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Very healthy seeds! Well worth it.