Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Mid Atlantic Tropicals, 0 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Talking about Tropicals-----------------

A fellow gardener at HD brought me 2 fruit-pods for Passion Flowers.
One is white--the other purple.
The "fruit/seedpods are the size and color of a lime.

I am asking for any advice from anyone on this plant.

1--How and when should I attempt to seed these fruit? The fruits have slight softness to the feel.
Like when a Peach starts to ripen.
2--What should i do with the seeds? Will take pictures--of the "process"
3--How should I attempt to germinate these seeds?
4--When should I plant them? I do not think that I will want any in my garden--but I need to look
in PF to see what they look like and how they grow. May just be the next "craze" from me. Figs are IT this year...

She also brought me two "seed capsules" from a Bald Cypress. She had never seen her's seed...
I have no clue either. These "pods" are the size of a grape and quite hard.

Think I better take a picture....YIKES! Looks like a sinister Smiley Face . Kind of eerie....

Gita