Passionflower, Banana (Passiflora mollis), packet of 5 seeds
$4.95
Family: Passion Flower (Passifloraceae)
Hardy to Zones 9 to 12
(Banana Passion Fruit) Tropical vine native to South America. Deep mulching and excellent drainage/solar exposure will improve hardiness. Source of elongated fruits filled with black seeds that are refreshing and pleasant to eat. Plant prefers full sun and trellis. These can be trained up a sunny wall on the porch to give seasonal shade, and the flower display is a big plus. Soak seeds in a jar of water placed in the bright sun for a week or so, then plant about 1/2 inch deep in fast-draining mix and keep very warm. Germination in about 22 days. Good subject for lights or bottom heat. If concerned about spread of plant, take suitable precautions to restrict roots. The plant can easily grow to 20 feet, bedecked with scores of delightful fruits.
5 seeds per packet, Open Pollinated, Untreated, NO GMO’s
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Question
Sara Rose –
Richo, are you familiar with Passiflora ligularis aka Granadilla?
I’m in zone 7 b-ish and my neighbor, knowing I tincture my P. incarnate vines, brought me over a wagon load of what she was calling passion fruit for seed for me to sow. They looked different from what I plant and forage here so I opened one and they did look like the passionflower fruit and tasted splendid. There were no leaves. I looked them up based on the fruit and found the P. ligularis fruit to be what she had.
My question is, do you know if the aerial parts of this particular Passiflora has the nerving or anxiolytic properties that my native P. incarnate has?
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Richo Cech –
Hello Sara Rose, Thanks for writing. Granadilla is certainly one of the tastier in the passiflora clan. Given the changeable nature of the flavonoids and alkaloids involved, I’ve always been skittish about using other than the official species (incarnata). richo
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