University of Florida Plant Information Passiflora edulis Passion Fruit, Purple Granadilla

FPS456

Scientific name: Passiflora edulis

Pronunciation: pass-siff-FLOR-ruh ED-yoo-liss

Common name(s): passion fruit, purple granadilla

Family: Passifloraceae

Plant type: vine

USDA hardiness zones: 9B through 11 (Figure 4)

Planting month for zone 9: year round

Planting month for zone 10 and 11: year round

Origin: native to South America

Invasive potential: caution – may be recommended by UF/ IFAS faculty but should be managed to prevent its escape (reassess in 2 years)

Uses: screen; attracts butterflies; attracts hummingbirds; cascading down a wall

Availability: somewhat available, may have to go out of the region to find the plant

1. This document is FPS456, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 1999. Revised October 2023. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

2. Edward F. Gilman, professor emeritus; Ryan W. Klein, assistant professor, arboriculture; and Gail Hansen, professor, sustainable landscape design; Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.