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Greetings from hurricane watch Florida. First know that passion flowers
are invasive vines on an order with ivy and wild blackberries. I had one
floral variety plant take over the east side of my yard in Hayward with
little fear of frost.<br><br>
I would guess that P. edulis would grow very happily in Northern CA on a
southern exposure with lots of sun. On a frost warning you could protect
it if necessary. In South FL we haven't locally had a freezing winter in
several years but previously I have used incandescent Christmas tree
lights on tropical fruit trees sometimes covered with old bed sheets
secured by clothespins with minimal damage. Young plants are much more
sensitive to cold.<br><br>
Check that whatever variety you plant is self-pollinating. Some varieties
require pollen from another plant, occasionally not genetically
identical.<br><br>
Fred Brockman<br>
Belle Glade FL<br><br>
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Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 23:33:22 +0000 (UTC)<br>
From: "paulz@ieee.org" <paulz@ieee.org><br>
To: conspire@linuxmafia.com<br>
Subject: Re: [conspire] Fw: [scv-crfg] passion fruit<br>
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There are varieties of plums, cherries, and other fruits that bloom, but
don't produce fruit. I expect there are also such varieties of
passiflora that have wonderful flowers, but no fruit.<br><br>
On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 9:41:27 AM PDT, Deirdre Saoirse Moen
<deirdre@deirdre.net> wrote: <br><br>
<br>
For decades, I didn't realize that passiflora, the flower, and passion
fruit, the fruit, came from the same plant.<br><br>
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><br>
Anyhow, it didn't fruit down there, so I'd always assumed it wouldn't
fruit up here where it's cooler.<br><br>
-- <br>
Deirdre Saoirse Moen<br>
deirdre@deirdre.net<br><br>
<br><br>
On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, at 9:22 AM, paulz@ieee.org wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">At the last CABAL, there was a
discussion about growing passion fruit, aka lilikoi, in the Bay
Area. <br><br>
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><br>
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><br>
<a href="https://www.sunnyvalegarden.com/fruit/passion-fruit-nancy-garrison/">
https://www.sunnyvalegarden.com/fruit/passion-fruit-nancy-garrison/</a>
<br><br>
<a href="https://myfolia.com/plants/1128-passionfruit-passiflora-edulis/varieties/129691-nancy-garrison" eudora="autourl">
https://myfolia.com/plants/1128-passionfruit-passiflora-edulis/varieties/129691-nancy-garrison</a>
<br><br>
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Subject: Re: [scv-crfg] passion fruit<br><br>
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><br>
On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 5:05 PM xxx wrote:<br><br>
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><br>
<br>
On Aug 25, yyy wrote:<br><br>
> 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>
><br>
><br>
> On Sun, Aug 25, 2019
at 12:29 PM,zzz wrote:<br>
> Add a "Nancy
Garrison" for xlnt pollination, and variety!<br>
><br>
> On Sunday, August
25, 2019, 12:05:10 PM PDT, www wrote:<br>
><br>
><br>
> 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>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Sun, Aug 25, 2019
at 10:13 AM Zander, Paul <paulz@ieee.org> wrote:<br>
><br>
>
Anyone have good experience growing passion fruit, lilikoi, in the Bay
Area? <br>
><br>
>
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><br>
<br><br>
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