Green Granadillas

Passiflora edulis is a vine species of passion flower that is native to Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. Its common names include passion fruit (US), passionfruit (UK and Commonwealth), and purple granadilla (South Africa).IMG_6689

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The passion fruit is round to oval, either yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds. The fruit is both eaten and juiced; passion fruit juice is often added to other fruit juices to enhance aroma.

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18 thoughts on “Green Granadillas

    1. Interestingly, the fruit isn’t harvested from the vine but is actually ready to eat when it falls off the plant. Fruits ripen at different times of the year in regard to planting zone. These facts make it difficult to know when to harvest passion fruit, especially in cooler regions. Other things to consider are species and site.

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  1. We have a passionfruit vine in our back garden, Aletta, and we love the fruit. Lovely images!
    Thank you for taking part in the Friday Green meme, look forward to your next entry!

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