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Passion Fruit

Passiflora edulis

Also known as: lilikoi, maracuja, passionfruit

Vigorous tropical vine with showy flowers and aromatic seeded fruit. Fast growing with tendrils. Fruit drops when ripe.

Passion Fruit

Growing Requirements

SunFull Sun
WaterMedium
Soil Type
Soil Drainage
Soil pH
Plant Spacing120–180″
Row Spacing120–180″
Planting Depth0.5″
Height120–360″
Spread120–240″
✓ Container Friendly✗ Not Raised Bed Friendly

Planting Schedule

Start Indoors

8–12 weeks before last frost

Transplant Outdoors

2–9 weeks after last frost

Germination

14–28 days

Days to Harvest

365–545 days

Zone Suitability

USDA Hardiness Zones

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Zones 9–11

Can overwinter in appropriate zones

Perennial in zones 9–11

Vigorous vine needing sturdy trellis. Self-fertile but better yields with cross-pollination. Short-lived perennial — replace every 5–7 years.

Companion Plants

No companion data available for this plant yet.

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