I have had Passionflower for several years now.
But I managed to achieve its flowering and fruit for the first time.
Therefore, I will apply the same method next year to my other Passionflowers, I have 5 of them in total, and I tried it only on 2.
I grow all these Passionflower in pots.
This is the use of boric acid for irrigation.
Dose:
2 gr. boric acid per 10 liters of water
At first I these 2 gr. I dissolve in hot water, but not in boiling water.
Then I bring the amount of water to 10 liters.
Can be watered and sprayed at the same time.
This solution can also be applied to other fruit trees.
It is desirable to water Passiflora after drying the topsoil by 1-2 cm.
In winter, watering should be limited.
The photos I were taken with a Lenovo TAB 2 A10-70L tablet
Appearance of the first buds
Beginning of bud opening
Passiflora edulis is a self-pollinating species, so 1 plant is enough to set fruit.
But nevertheless, the pollination of Passiflora must be done manually, it will not even be superfluous if bees fly on your territory and so on.
Now it's time to pollinate.
Now it's time to pollinate.
For pollination, I used a makeup brush.
And after the pollen is ripe (the stamens open), I collect the pollen from the stamens with a brush and pollinate the stigmas of the pistils with it from all sides.
I show this process in the photo.
Pollination is over
And here is the result!
My Passiflora plant is still young, but despite this, she delighted me with 8 flowers, of which 7 gave fruits.
This is a great result!
Now I will wait for the fruit to ripen 😊
If the Passiflora buds are the same color as in the photo below, then this bud will not bloom.
This happens quite often and this is normal, since the reason for this is not necessarily you, it also depends on the weather conditions.
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Wow! I saw a lot of Passiflora plants on my daily walks, but I didn't pay attention to its fruit! It is one of my favorite flowers as it is so beautiful and looks almost made of plastic... Anyways, next time, I will try to pay more attention to its fruit...
One more question... So, even if there are bees the flower is very rarely pollinated??
Thanks for sharing the procedure and how it is done!
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I meant if you grow Passiflora in pots.
After all, you must admit that many bees will not fly to the balcony.
And yet, Passiflora fruits are not only edible, but also very healthy!
That's great to hear! I will pay attention to them in my walks for sure! and try to taste them! :)
Write if you like them or not.
Congratulations! That is quite an achievement.
Thanks a lot!
It's hard for me to wait until it ripens, I want to eat now! 🤣
But for now, I have to eat store-bought. 😉
I know what you mean. When my orange tree bore fruit, I had to google how long they took to ripen.
It is doubly difficult for me to wait, as my medlar made the kidneys 😊
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Thank you so much!
I have seen this flower here, but I had no clue it can have fruits!
Well done @ludmila.kyriakou 👌
These fruits are not only tasty, but also very healthy!!!
Wow! You’re very good at this! Beautiful flowers. Lovely fruits!
Woahoo, this flower is really so beautiful, I've never heard or even seen it before, thank you so much for the tutorial on how to pollinate the flower. How come it produces such big fruit? Now I'm wondering how strong the buds are.
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