Plant Details

Passiflora incarnata

Maypop

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General Information

Scientific name: Passiflora incarnata
Also known as: Maypop

Plant Properties

Layer: Climber
Size: Small
Height: 6.00 m
Width: - m
Growth Rate: Fast
Leaf: Evergreen

Growth conditions

USDA Hardiness: 7-11
Soil Moisture:
Moist
Soil:
Sand (light) Loam (medium) Clay (heavy)
pH:
Acidic Neutral Alkaline
Light:
Full sun

Usage properties

Edible part:
Flowers, Leaves, Fruit
Edibility:
(3)
Medicinal:
(3)
Features:
None

Description

Fruit - Can be eaten raw or cooked into jelly, jam, etc. It has a sweet taste and tastes best as jelly. Rich in niacin. The fruit is quite large, with a diameter of up to 5 cm, but contains relatively little edible pulp and many seeds. Leaves - can be eaten both raw and cooked and taste delicious as cooked vegetables or in salads. Flowers - can be cooked as vegetables or processed into syrup.

Harvest Data

Start Harvest: 15/08
End of Harvest: 15/10