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Temperate Fruit & Orchards => Temperate Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: Jacques33degrees on September 19, 2018, 11:47:56 PM

Title: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: Jacques33degrees on September 19, 2018, 11:47:56 PM: Anyone growing this... I have a 4 inch plant. What does the fruit taste like?
Title: Re: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: fyliu on September 20, 2018, 12:19:05 AM: Sweet. I like it. I grew it for a couple years.
Title: Re: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: Triloba Tracker on September 21, 2018, 05:26:06 PM: Is this cold hardy?

I ask because:
1) i might want to grow it
2) this is the Temperate, not Tropical, part of the forum ;D
Title: Re: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: Jacques33degrees on September 21, 2018, 06:44:22 PM: Got them from San Diego grower. This is not a tropical plant. Prefers dry conditions....grow then in zone 10a.
Title: Re: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: fyliu on September 22, 2018, 11:23:12 AM: I got it from a SD grower too, maybe the same one. I don’t know about hardiness either since I’ve only grown it here.
Triloba tracker, it’s sweeter than incarnata for me. Fruits are kind of tiny, like grape size. Or it could be because I grew it in containers.
Title: Re: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: Jct on September 24, 2018, 06:05:21 PM: That sounds very interesting! Did you get it from a nursery or other commercial grower?
Title: Re: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: Jacques33degrees on September 25, 2018, 02:10:37 PM: From Dennis...private grower in North San Diego. Do you want his info?
Title: Re: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: Jacques33degrees on September 25, 2018, 02:12:51 PM: Are we allowed to put phone numbers on this forum?
Title: Re: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: Triloba Tracker on September 25, 2018, 02:31:26 PM: Quote from: Jacques33degrees on September 25, 2018, 02:12:51 PM
Are we allowed to put phone numbers on this forum?

I would advise against that.
Instead Send a “message” via the Forum directly to the users who are requesting the person’s contact info.
Title: Re: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: Jacques33degrees on September 25, 2018, 04:06:04 PM: Ahh...still learning...now I see the option. Thanks.
Title: Re: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: Triloba Tracker on September 25, 2018, 05:56:18 PM: sure it's all good!
Title: Re: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: Jct on September 26, 2018, 11:32:37 AM: Quote from: Jacques33degrees on September 25, 2018, 02:10:37 PM
From Dennis...private grower in North San Diego. Do you want his info?
Thank you, but I'd hate to bug him for a request like this.
Title: Re: Passiflora arida - Desert Passionfruit
Post by: shaxs on September 26, 2018, 04:02:40 PM: Quote from: Jacques33degrees on September 25, 2018, 02:10:37 PM
From Dennis...private grower in North San Diego. Do you want his info?

Would you mind PM'ing his info to me as well? I'm looking to buy some established passion fruit vines when I relocate to Southern California.