GIANT GRANADILLA Passiflora quadrangularis and 50 similar items

GIANT GRANADILLA Passiflora quadrangularis Passionfruit Flower Seeds The Giant Granadilla's Very Large Fragrant 5" Wide Cupped Flowers. When Pollinated, Giant Granadilla Produces the Most Enormous Fruit of Any of the Passion Fruits and will Mature to be 5-6" Wide 8-12" long, Weighing up to 9lbs a Piece! Giant Granadilla is a Vigorous Tropical Vine with Winged Square Stems and Large Oval Leaves. (Passiflora quadrangularis) or Commonly Known as Giant Granadilla is a Fast-Growing Tropical Vine with Fleshy Tubers. It Can Grow up to 50 Foot Long! The Tendrils are Pale Green, Coiled in a Spiral, and Not Branched. The Leaves are Large and Green or Purple. The Huge Flowers are Heavily Scented, Occur Singly, are Beautifully Colored with Deep Crimson Red and Purple Hues, Characterized with Red Dots. The Large 9lb Fruits it Produces are Greenish Yellow in Color, and is By Far the Largest Fruit in the Passiflora genus. Medicinally, the Root and Leaves are Used as a Soothing Poultice for the Treatment of Liver Problems. The Fruit, on the Other Hand, is Used in the Treatment of Headaches, Asthma, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Neurasthenia, and Insomnia. The Fruit is Edible, Often Eaten Raw when Ripe, Cooked, or Made into Drinks. Roots of Older Plants are Baked or Roasted. Other Common Names Include Barbadine, Grenadene, Giant Tumbo, and Badea. Hardiness Zones 10-12 if Growing Outdoors, but can Thrive Most Anywhere Making a Great Potted Plant to Bring Indoors in Cooler Climates. Giant Granadilla Germination: 1) Lightly sand the seeds with sandpaper. 2) Soak the seeds in very warm water for 48 hours, changing water daily. 3) Use a heated propagator to keep them around 80 degrees F. 4) Plant seeds 1/2" deep in sterile seed starting mix Keep them under bright light. 5) As with any tropical seeds, patience is required. Some will germinate in 2-3 weeks, while most of them will take all the way up to 4 months so Don't toss out what doesn't germinate fast as these take time.