Passiflora ligularis (F)
sweet granadilla
P. ligularis is a vigorous, evergreen climber, to around 5m tall, with heart-shaped, prominently-veined leaves, 10-20cm long. Fragrant summer flowers, up to 10cm in diameter, have greenish-white sepals and lilac-white petals surrounding the bluish-purple and white banded coronal filaments. Flowers are followed by edible orange-yellow, rounded fruit
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Size
Ultimate height
4–8 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
1.5–2.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue Green Purple White | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | Orange Yellow | ||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H2Botanical details
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Climbing
- Genus
Passiflora are mostly tender tendril-climbing shrubs, with simple or palmately-lobed, generally evergreen leaves and showy flowers of distinctive structure with often colourful coronal filaments, followed by conspicuous fruits, edible in some species
- Name status
Unresolved
How to grow
Cultivation
Under glass grow in loam-based potting compost such as John Innes No. 3 in full light with shade from hot sun. Water freely when in growth and sparingly in winter. Well suited for a cool conservatory. May be grown outdoors in most fertile, moist but well-drained soils in mild areas
Propagation
Propagate by seed, semi-hardwood cuttings or by layering in spring or autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Patio and container plants
- Sub-tropical
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pruning group 11 or pruning group 12 if necessary, in early spring
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects and glasshouse whitefly
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) and a virus
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