A friend sent me a ton of Passiflora foetida fruits a few days ago. I'm going to start 3 slightly different auctions.
Auction #1 : Passiflora foetida seeds only. I'll send 100 fresh seeds. Starting bid $2, Postage $5 paid by auction winner, US only.
Passiflora foetida is a plant which displays some elements of carnivory. The consensus right now is that it is probably not carnivorous.
One amazing feature of Passiflora foetida is that it can be grown as an annual, quickly blooming and fruiting from seed.
My friend used to live in MD (suburban DC). She thinks seeds planted in late May should grow and produce and fruit the same year in that climate. The plant can also be cut back and brought inside for the winter. I would recommend planting at least some of the seeds immediately. Passiflora seeds lose viability and/or become slow to germinate upon storage.
The flowers. Note the fascinating sticky bracts, which surround the buds and fruit.
The fruits she sent. Each fruit is about the size of a grape, and contains 20-30 seeds. They're tasty but small. I think I got these a week ago:
And the isolated seeds. I'm guessing 800-1000.
Auction #1 : Passiflora foetida seeds only. I'll send 100 fresh seeds. Starting bid $2, Postage $5 paid by auction winner, US only.
Passiflora foetida is a plant which displays some elements of carnivory. The consensus right now is that it is probably not carnivorous.
One amazing feature of Passiflora foetida is that it can be grown as an annual, quickly blooming and fruiting from seed.
My friend used to live in MD (suburban DC). She thinks seeds planted in late May should grow and produce and fruit the same year in that climate. The plant can also be cut back and brought inside for the winter. I would recommend planting at least some of the seeds immediately. Passiflora seeds lose viability and/or become slow to germinate upon storage.
The flowers. Note the fascinating sticky bracts, which surround the buds and fruit.
The fruits she sent. Each fruit is about the size of a grape, and contains 20-30 seeds. They're tasty but small. I think I got these a week ago:
And the isolated seeds. I'm guessing 800-1000.
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