sunfish

What passiflora do I need to cross pollinate Ruby Glow.

planetrj

Alata would be perfect. I'm pretty sure to get fruit, you can also use Edulis if you are in a pinch. I'm thinking the subgroup which contains Caerulea and Incarnata would not be receptive. If you're growing for seeds, then leave it to your imagination.

I hope that helps a little.

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damaclese

i have Ruby Glow but iv never tried to pollinate it i was just content with the flowers its been a vary good vine for me here in Vegas doesn't mind the heat at all but it dose not flower in high summer

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sunfish

There are two Ruby Glow in my neighborhood. Both of them get a few fruit each year. I am trying to find out what they are being pollinated with so I can get them to produce more fruit. I don't know if they are self fertile . I can't seem to find a definite answer anywhere. I don't know of any Alata around that could be pollinating them.
The Ruby Glows here in San Diego just started to flower in the beginning of Sept.

damaclese

Ruby glow is definitely self sterile it needs pollinated from an out side sores i was under the impression that P. caerulea was the best pollinator I'm sure i read that on the UK site i cant seem to get in to their server right now to check for sure theirs also a nice face book page for Passaflora nuts like me
PASSIFLORA - PASSION FLOWERS | Face book

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sunfish

RUBY GLOW FRUIT

These are noy mine but.

Richard

O.K., since Frederick is an edulis cultivar, we are expecting it to pollinate Ruby Glow?

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sunfish

All I can find is that Alata is a close relative of Ruby Glow. Alata needs to be pollinated by a clone. So I am thinking that Ruby Glow will work the same way. Now if I can only remember which plant I got the cuttings from.

damaclese

if it turns out that you have the polinator could i get a cuting or two from you ?

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sunfish

Yes. But I am still not sure what is pollinating them. I know of three different Ruby Glows that I can get cuttings from.I can also send you a few seeds from thirty different Passiflora if you like.

damaclese

I'm going to order some seeds for a gigantic Grandaflora if they sprout id be happy to send you some well rooted cuttings from them thats the one with the red and blue flower has the largest fruit can get up to 12' in size its a big plant thou 50' in one season but i would think if you have walls around your yard like i do it wouldn't be a problem iv alternated pasaflora and grape vines all around my walls sure softens my desert looking climate

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planetrj

Since Ruby Glow is a progeny of Quadrangularis, Edulis is able to pollinate it. There's also another one that is similar, which is called Purple Tiger, which I can also pollinate it with Edulis "Frederick" and the seedlings should have nice fruit, with the same rich fragrance that Edulis has, but hope to see larger fruit. The seedlings are yet too young to see a result, but out of 40 or so, there's bound to be one that's worthy. I've learned that the chromosome pairs need to be close enough for it to 'take', which is why there have been many successful crossings with Quad. and Alata, Incarnata and Caerulea, and Vitifolia and Coccinea (for example). One saving grace, has been many years ago, my discussions with John Vanderplank and taking a class of Patrick Worley's at the U when I lived in NorCal. I have learned so much from these two men, and I will be forever grateful.

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sunfish

There is a passiflora Belloti within 50' of the Ruby Glow with fruit. Could this be the pollinator?

planetrj

Ahh!!! yes! Belotii is Alata x Caerulea... so, there's your needed Alata Genetics. What a nice flower that would make too. The progeny would be beneficial to trial as well, as with the Caerulea genetics, it should be relatively frost hardy. Keep those seeds!! WTG!

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sunfish

I have seedlings from a fruit of the Ruby Glow in the photo. They are about four months old. By next summer I might have some flowers to show.

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momoese

Well I think my neighbor may have sprayed weed killer on my Ruby Glow. She keeps having any vines cut that grow through the fence and now the whole plant seems to be wilting and the areas closest to her side seem to be the first affected. I'm thinking about chopping it down pretty low and seeing if it will send some new growth but it may be too late.

sunfish

I don't know if the seedling I sent you made it and I am still not sure if it will produce fruit. If you replace the Ruby Glow and want passion fruit I don't think you can beat Frederick's for our location.

momoese

So far the seedling is doing great, I'm just not sure where to plant it, especially if I have a nieghbor spraying weed killer on my vines. I may have to plant it on a different fence.

sunfish

Took me two years I finally found it. I've been going around the neighborhood,pollinating all the Ruby Glows. Should get lots of fruit this year as long as my pollen donor keeps flowering.