Fruit · Vine
Granadilla
Passiflora ligularis Juss.
The Andes, Panama to Bolivia
Fun factThe sweet granadilla is a highland plant that has never survived for long in Florida and is unsuited to California; in Hawaii it has been grown since the late nineteenth century at elevation.
A vigorous woody-based climber that ascends by tendrils and bears broadly heart-shaped, conspicuously veined leaves. Its sweet, musky-scented flowers are up to 10 cm across and are followed by smooth, hard-shelled, orange-yellow fruit with white specks, whose aromatic pulp and seeds are eaten out of hand with a spoon. Unlike the common passion fruit it is a plant of cool highlands and does not tolerate heat.
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FamilyPassifloraceae
Spanish nameGranadilla
Also known asSweet granadilla, Granadilla común, Granadilla de China, Parchita amarilla
Native toThe Andes and adjacent mountains from Panama through Colombia and Venezuela to Peru and Bolivia; cultivated more widely from central Mexico southwards
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | Main Orchard | B | 17 June 2016 | Dead | James S., USA | |
| 253 | Main Orchard | B | 17 June 2016 | Healthy | James S., USA |