<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div style="font-family:Arial;">For decades, I didn't realize that passiflora, the flower, and passion fruit, the fruit, came from the same plant.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">The public stairways where I grew up (Pasadena) going from street to street had been seeded with passiflora. When it was in bloom, I'd walk most of the way to school surrounded by them.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">Anyhow, it didn't fruit down there, so I'd always assumed it wouldn't fruit up here where it's cooler.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div id="sig13506521"><div class="signature">-- <br></div><div class="signature"> Deirdre Saoirse Moen<br></div><div class="signature"> deirdre@deirdre.net<br></div><div class="signature"><br></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div>On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, at 9:22 AM, paulz@ieee.org wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;" class="qt-yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>At the last CABAL, there was a discussion about growing passion fruit, aka lilikoi, in the Bay Area. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Below are the responses. Looks like it should be fine, with plenty of sun and no winter frosts. Since my birdbath freezes solid a few times each winter, I won't be trying it.<br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">When I saw the reference to Nancy Garrison, at first I thought someone with a sense of humor was suggesting a certain master gardener come to talk to the plants. These links show that indeed her name is on a variety of lilikoi. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a class="qt-" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.sunnyvalegarden.com/fruit/passion-fruit-nancy-garrison/">https://www.sunnyvalegarden.com/fruit/passion-fruit-nancy-garrison/</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://myfolia.com/plants/1128-passionfruit-passiflora-edulis/varieties/129691-nancy-garrison">https://myfolia.com/plants/1128-passionfruit-passiflora-edulis/varieties/129691-nancy-garrison</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">----- Forwarded Message -----<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">Subject: Re: [scv-crfg] passion fruit<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">Passiflora edulis are tender to frost. They will generally tolerate a few degrees below 32º. If your area is marginal, plant them next to a building for extra winter protection. If you only occasionally get freezing temps, established plants will often re-grow from the roots. <br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 5:05 PM xxx wrote:<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"> Has anyone else had trouble with these dying in the frost? My microclimate is a little colder than average & I lost mine in their first winter. I wondering if it was bad luck or if I’d be wasting my time trying again. <br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"> On Aug 25, yyy wrote:<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">> I have been harvesting 'Federick' for years in Santa Clara. I actually started the vine from seed. The vine has literally covered my back fence and has to be controlled with heavy pruning to prevent it from climbing into my fruit trees. My son started a vine from a cutting. However it has taken 3 years to bear fruit. <br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">> On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 12:29 PM,zzz wrote:<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">> Add a "Nancy Garrison" for xlnt pollination, and variety!<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">> On Sunday, August 25, 2019, 12:05:10 PM PDT, www wrote:<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">> I have been growing the Passiflora Edulis ‘Fredrick’ for the last year or so. It is quite precocious and yields good fruits here in San Jose. I have seen it sold in HomeDepot, Lowes and other nurseries. I bought mine from Yamagami as a really tiny plant and planted in summer of last year it has taken over my entire fence now. I have seen the yellow/golden variety being sold in God’s little acre nursery. I haven’t seen tasted the fruit yet. I highly recommend Fredrick.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">> On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 10:13 AM Zander, Paul <paulz@ieee.org> wrote:<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">> Anyone have good experience growing passion fruit, lilikoi, in the Bay Area? <br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">> A friend who lives in Oakland really likes passion fruit. She was astonished to see vines growing in a private residence in Berkeley and would like to try it herself if it is likely to be a success.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div id="qt-ydp1a9058a1yiv4103230046yqtfd42896" class="qt-ydp1a9058a1yiv4103230046yqt1512445293"><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div></div><div id="qt-ydp1a9058a1yiv4103230046yqtfd30853" class="qt-ydp1a9058a1yiv4103230046yqt1512445293"><div style="color:white;clear:both;">_._,_._,_<br></div></div></div><div class="qt-ydp1a9058a1yahoo_quoted" id="qt-ydp1a9058a1yahoo_quoted_7747313741"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br></div></div></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>conspire mailing list<br></div><div>conspire@linuxmafia.com<br></div><div>http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire<br></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div></body></html>