Blue sweet calabash or woodland passionflower(Passiflora morifolia)林地西番蓮

Blue sweet calabash or woodland passionflower (Passiflora morifolia) 林地西番蓮

Blue sweet calabash or woodland passionflower (Passiflora morifolia) seeds. 林地西番蓮的種子.

Blue sweet calabash or woodland passionflower (Passiflora morifolia)seed germination. 林地西番蓮的種子孵出.

Tropical tender perennial/climber.  This flowering vine with edible fruit.  Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun to partial shade location in moist soil. Small white flowers with purple/pink in late spring to late fall, flowers not big and showy as other passion flowers but they are fragrant.  Very long blooming time! Flowers attract bees and butterflies.  Edible fruit ripe from green to either deep blue or deep purple.  Flowers attract birds and other wild animals. USDA Zones:9-11.  Mature size:40′(H/L) X 1.5′-2′(W).   Propagate by seeds, cuttings, layering or division.  Fast growing.  Suitable in containers.

熱帶多年生爬藤. 這種開花爬藤的果實可以食用. 容易栽種.  最好栽種在全日照到半日照處的濕潤土壤中. 春末到秋末開白色帶紫/粉紅色的小花,雖然花沒有同屬的一些大花的那麼起眼但是它的小花是有香味的.  花期很長! 花是吸引蜂蝶的蜜源.  果實由綠轉為深藍或深紫色便是成熟可以食用了.  喜熱不耐寒. 成熟株高40呎高/長,寬幅1.5-2呎. 盆植的成熟植株要小的很多.  繁殖方式可以種子,枝條扦插,壓條或分株的方式來進行. 生長快速.  適合盆植.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora_morifolia
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/38333/