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Passiflora incarnata
nullroar:
Regarding the original Q, i've always assumed incarnata to be self-pollinating, but to be honest, the gulf fritillary caterpillar, which seems to be able to pick out a single maypop plant from 100 miles away, is so darned efficient at locating (and eating) these things, that it wouldn't surprise me if the corresponding butterfly could pollinate pretty much any outdoor incarnata flower, regardless of how far away it was from its closest companion. It's utterly insane how fast these things find passionflowers.
Plantinyum:
--- Quote from: nullroar on September 17, 2021, 05:16:00 PM ---Regarding the original Q, i've always assumed incarnata to be self-pollinating, but to be honest, the gulf fritillary caterpillar, which seems to be able to pick out a single maypop plant from 100 miles away, is so darned efficient at locating (and eating) these things, that it wouldn't surprise me if the corresponding butterfly could pollinate pretty much any outdoor incarnata flower, regardless of how far away it was from its closest companion. It's utterly insane how fast these things find passionflowers.
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ha ive never/first summer i own the plant, had any kind of butterfly visit it, as long as i'm aware. Never had any caterpillars or damage from bugs eating the leaves and such. But do theese buterflies pollinate the flowers? Ive never read anywhere about any kind of passiflora that gets pollinated by butterflies. I thought they use it as a host plant thats ment to be eaten by them.... my yard is basically covered with one huge hail net so its generally hard for insects to visit my plants....
Triloba Tracker:
No, they do not pollinate the flowers. They just lay eggs on the leaves and the larvae eat them voraciously.
Here in the US m, carpenter/bumblebees pollinate them. (Not honey bees)
paruck:
artificial pollination needs to be done at a specific time, from noon onwards the flowers are ready to receive the pollen
vnomonee:
The vine with the smooth ovaries produces oblong fruit. Shape is more distinct while they are smaller and still growing, almost look like a banana passionfruit. The flavor is not as good as the round one on the right. But something very interesting about it is the smell, I get hints of pawpaw and banana.
side by side with the other vine
--- Quote from: vnomonee on August 31, 2021, 08:08:37 PM ---You will know very quickly if it has set, and to me it looks like it has! I noticed that your vine also produces fuzzy ovaries, my other genetically distinct incarnata vine has ovaries that are smooth:
original vine with fuzzy ovaries:
new vine: smooth ovary (before pollinated, and after)
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