Eetbare tuin-edible garden Passiflora edulis "Flavicarpa" - Maracuya

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Passiflora edulis "Flavicarpa" is a yellow passionfruit that is commonly known as Maracuya. This species comes from Brazil and is grown there on a large scale. the maracuya differs so much from the passionfruit (Passiflora edulis) that people wonder if the maracuya even belongs to the species of edulis.

This difference is mostly visible in it's fruit. The flowers are almost identical in colour and shape. The flavicarpa flowers can grow slightly bigger though. The fruit is yellow like a lemon and somewhat larger than that of the regular passionfruit. The maracuya however does not self pollinate and this means that at least two plants are needed to grow fruit. Next to the colour the taste also differs. The pulp has a deep dark orange colour en taste a bit more acidic. 

Give the Passiflora edulis fertilization in time from the spring and during the summer.
The flower of the Passiflora is pink / purple in color which overflows to white. Appart from it's edible fruits it's a very rewarding bloomer.
The leaf is 3 lobed and up to 20-25 cm.
It sits on green hairless stems that can grow to over 8 meters long.
By pruning the passion plant can be kept small.

The passion fruit can winter without problems in a cold greenhouse or on a windowsill.
If the plant grows too large, cut off the excess leaves and let stand at least 30 cm or more, in the spring the plant will grow again.
Winter hardiness zone 11 (+ 5ºC).