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Passion Fruit 'Possum Purple' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Passion Fruit ‘Possum Purple’

Passiflora edulis 'Possum Purple'
Categories:
Vines  ·  
Vines
Light
Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)
Water
Moderate to high; regular, deep irrigation during the growing season.
Size
15-20 ft tall × 6-10 ft wide
Habit
Climbing vine
Toxicity
Toxic — Pets
Description
Vigorous tropical vine producing edible purple passion fruit. Features deeply lobed leaves and showy, intricate flowers. Grows rapidly and is trained on trellises, fences, or arbors; ‘Possum Purple’ is a self-fertile, heat-adapted selection.
Bloom Time
Spring to summer
Deciduous / Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Special Features
Attracts Bees / Pollinators, Attracts Butterflies, Edible, Screening / Privacy
Growth Rate
Fast
Growth Habit
Climbing vine
Mature Size
15-20 ft tall × 6-10 ft wide
Flower Color
White and purple
Foliage Color
Dark green
Landscape Use
Hedge / Screen, Shade Tree, Trellis / Arbor / Wall
Garden Style
Hedge / Formal, Pollinator / Wildlife
Soil
Amended / Rich, Well-Drained
Companion Plants
Bougainvillea, Lantana, Mandevilla, Tecoma stans
Toxic — Pets
Ripe fruit edible; foliage and unripe fruit contain cyanogenic compounds – toxic if ingested in quantity.
Care Instructions

Light: Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Water: Moderate to high; regular, deep irrigation during the growing season.

Soil: Well-draining, fertile soil with organic matter; tolerates a range of soils but not waterlogged conditions. May show chlorosis in highly alkaline caliche soils.

Mature size: 15-20 ft tall, 6-10 ft wide

Bloom: Spring to summer

Evergreen / deciduous: Semi-evergreen

Growth rate: Fast