This is how it becomes a plant

The difference between passion fruit and maracuja

The two names Passion fruit and maracuja are often used synonymously in this country. Another factor contributing to the confusion between passion fruit and passion fruit is that bottles with passion fruit juice usually show the cut passion fruit. The passion fruit is also the fruit of one Passion flower, however, the fruits look different on the outside despite their similar pulp. Maracujas are passion fruits with a yellow skin, in contrast to the mostly purple to dark brown passion fruits.

Get seeds for growing passion fruit

As most passion flowers are very characteristic and magnificent blossoms form, seeds for growing the plants are also available in well-stocked gardening shops. Since it is a tropical plant species which in this country is only used as a houseplant and container plant anyway cultivated is a cultivation of the seeds

all year round possible. You can also use seeds from commercially available passion fruit, but you must first remove any stuck pulp from them with a piece of kitchen paper. You should also get the seeds before sowing do not store too long as passion fruit seeds have only limited germinability.

Proper care for growing passion fruit seeds

According to their tropical origin, the seeds of the passion fruit ideally need a germination temperature between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius. Therefore, different locations are available to you for cultivation:

• in pots covered with cling film on the windowsill
• in a greenhouse with a heating mat
• in the greenhouse with constant temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius

Use one if possible Growing substrate,(€ 12.99 at Amazon *) that is free from weed seeds and fungal spores. Since the seeds of the passion fruit sometimes take up to two months to germinate, they are otherwise overgrown by foreign plants. After germination, the plants can be placed in pots on a sunny house wall during the summer months.

Tips & Tricks

Since the passion fruit is a climbing plant, you should give it a trellis or scaffolding for the high tendrils. But pay attention to its size so that you can still overwinter the passion fruit in a place with about 10 degrees Celsius.