This was flowering profusely for a whole year, but not a single fruit. The regular purple passion flower gives lots of fruit tho in Bangalore.
Marianne On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:48 AM, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have seen this type of passionflower in a nursery and did not see > any fruits. Only flower. The nursery lady told me that it is grown > from cutting and it will take at least two years for the new planted > one to flower. > > Regards. > > Mani. > > > > On 8/13/11, Smilax004 <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My understanding from the question is whether the plant/species > > produces fruit? > > If this is the question my answer is that it differs from place to > > place. > > Studies on the pollination biology of this plant (not sure about the > > species) is going on in Karnataka. > > It is found that in some places there is no fruit set at all. No clue, > > so far, why it is so. > > If it is (this species/variety) a recent introduction to any new place > > it takes sometime to start producing fruits as these plants need > > specific pollinators to effect pollination. > > > > > > Regards > > Giby > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 13, 5:01 pm, Marianne de Nazareth <mde.nazar...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Does this variety of the Passion Flower fruit? > >> > >> regds, > >> > >> Marianne > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Former Asst. Editor The Deccan Herald > >> Freelance Journalist > >> Adjunct faculty St. Joseph's College & > >> COMMITShttp://mariannedenazareth.blogspot.com/ > >> > >> Red Passion fruit flowerCIMG2877.JPG > >> 1805KViewDownload > > > -- Former Asst. Editor The Deccan Herald Freelance Journalist Adjunct faculty St. Joseph's College & COMMITS http://mariannedenazareth.blogspot.com/
