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david.
10-08-2012, 12:15 PM
I have one planted that I brought home from Michigan and it is huge. Flowering like crazy but no fruit is setting as of yet. Does this plant need a second plant to cross pollinating? Or does only some varieties set fruit?

david.
10-08-2012, 12:17 PM
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy190/Wangsmurf/7B0BE204-B2DB-4DA4-B2C4-7E7B2A6CC82A-1500-000000D1CE15AF35.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy190/Wangsmurf/02EB3C4F-76E3-4497-9070-90AD1841238C-1500-000000D1D13A852B.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy190/Wangsmurf/DD499440-0C2D-4FB6-A929-ADD35B07CF61-1500-000000D1D3FC9847.jpg

caliboy1994
10-08-2012, 04:41 PM
That's a Passiflora edulis variety of some sort. It's not particularly hardy. Hand pollinating the flowers helps.

sunfish
10-08-2012, 05:05 PM
Some are self fertile some are not.One way or another it will set fruit.Do you have any other passion vines ?

david.
10-08-2012, 05:58 PM
That's the only one planted in my yard.

sunfish
10-08-2012, 06:31 PM
That's the only one planted in my yard.

If you hand pollinated and it does not set fruit you need pollen from another plant.

Bob3
10-09-2012, 12:00 PM
Yep, some hybrids won't set fruit unless they get crossed, a particularly annoying habit for those of us who have a desirable cultivar (like P. incense) & would like to propagate.

If you're after seed, you may be out of luck & need to propagate from cuttings.

If you're after fruit, I'd be happy to send ya some P. amethyst cuttings for you to root (or seeds) for the cost of postage, that way you can let the bees do the work for you.
:nanadrink:

david.
10-10-2012, 12:24 PM
I found some fruit!!!
The ones that got a lot of wind were the ones that set fruit. So I guess pollination is needed.
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy190/Wangsmurf/2C340207-5175-4A12-A9F2-05C2CAFB4D6E-3123-00000256F3368FCB.jpg

sunfish
10-10-2012, 12:31 PM
I found some fruit!!!
The ones that got a lot of wind were the ones that set fruit. So I guess pollination is needed.
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy190/Wangsmurf/2C340207-5175-4A12-A9F2-05C2CAFB4D6E-3123-00000256F3368FCB.jpg

Probably bees

david.
10-16-2012, 02:08 PM
When are they ready?

sunfish
10-16-2012, 02:21 PM
When are they ready?

When they fall.

sunfish
10-22-2012, 07:32 PM
:) Hybrid fruit

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/?action=view&amp;current=006-20.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/006-20.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

david.
10-23-2012, 07:23 AM
Way different leaves also tony.

sunfish
10-23-2012, 08:25 AM
Way different leaves also tony.

This is a different Passiflora than P.Frederick

sunfish
11-03-2012, 07:06 AM
<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/Passiflora/?action=view&amp;current=010-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/Passiflora/010-6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Bob3
11-03-2012, 12:21 PM
If ya tell us they taste like watermelon, get ready to pass some out for tasting!!!
:nanadrink:

sunfish
11-03-2012, 08:53 PM
If ya tell us they taste like watermelon, get ready to pass some out for tasting!!!
:nanadrink:

No these taste terrible to me.Some people say they taste great. I smoke ,so maybe I don't know how to taste things right.:ha: