Monday, October 12, 2009

Passion fruit:


The purple passion fruit is resident from southern Brazil through Paraguay to northern Argentina. Pink crown blooms know passion fruit for its beautiful white flowers with purple. The purple passion fruit is subtropical and prefers a frost-free climate. It can grow 15 to 20 ft. per year once established and must have strong support. It is generally short-lived.

The fruit can grow to eat or for its juice, which is often add to other fruit juices to enhance aroma. The practically round or ovoid fruit, 1-1/2 to 3 inches wide, has a tough rind that is soft and waxy and range in hue from dark purple with faint, fine white specks, to light yellow or pumpkin-color.

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