Robot Diver 🌊🌬️🍃🌿🌸🌱🌱🌱Has anyone in the PNW had any luck growing edible passion fruit? I've been told it's possible, but I'm seeking info and varieties and the internet is an AI cesspool.
I'm Zone 8 though we seem to be moving into 9 with climate change. It's my favourite fruit in the world so I'm willing to do some work.
Theo@RobotDiver I haven't seen anyone getting them to fruit but I've seen people growing the plant outside and it flowering. One of those plants is on my regular walk so I've seen it in all seasons and never fruiting.
Mike@RobotDiver I think the cold tolerant varieties are called maypops
Maypops do well here, but apparently I should be able to get away with some more cold hardy larger fruiters as well. Fingers crossed!
@RobotDiver They're so good.
I had passionfruit jam at an off strip diner in Las Vegas once and I almost died of fruit satisfaction.
Lichen Cats@RobotDiver I've seen it sold with annual seeds before. Usually they only stock plants that have a reasonable chance of growing in your area. That being said, there's a lot of geomorphological variance in the PNW, and your garden's azimuth and presence/absence of sprinklers will have an impact. The low levels of snow pack we got this winter will cause drought conditions.
We live in a drought microclimate where I live as it is. Trying to source plants here is difficult as most nurseries stock the most basic varieties of things. As a designer it can take months to source things.