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P. alata passion fruit
« on: May 28, 2018, 09:58:26 AM »
This is the first flower . Will see if it makes fruit with no hand pollenating

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Re: P. alata passion fruit
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2018, 10:59:01 AM »
That is beautiful. Getting lots of flowers, but only a few of my plants self-pollinate.

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Re: P. alata passion fruit
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2018, 11:31:14 AM »
While passiflora can generally set some fruit on their own, many passiflora species not only benefit from hand pollination, but especially cross pollination.  Concerning P. alata specifically, I don't have my data on-hand.
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Re: P. alata passion fruit
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2018, 07:38:36 PM »
My P. alata (started from seed) seemed to need cross pollination -- I'd be interested to find out if there are self-fertile varieties.  I hand pollinated using Lilikoi, mostly because it has plenty of flowers at all times for me to use as a pollen source.

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Re: P. alata passion fruit
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2018, 08:35:20 PM »
I know you can hand pollinate them. I got maybe 15 different kinds that have fruit seeing what will fruit without hand pollination . And have good fruit. And yes I have 2 self fruitful plants
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Re: P. alata passion fruit
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2018, 09:09:35 PM »
I know you can hand pollinate them. I got maybe 15 different kinds that have fruit seeing what will fruit without hand pollination . And have good fruit. And yes I have 2 self fruitful plants

Oh, nice.  A self-fruitful P. alata would be nice.

 

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