I'm growing P. edulis in a screened porch area. How are the flowers pollinated? Will I need to hand pollinate? Or should I put the plant outdoors where it can be pollinated by butterflies or other insects?
Pollinating Passiflora edulis ??
They are pollinated best by carpenter bees. Honey bees aren't very good at it. Different varieties have differeing abilities to set fruit by themselves, some are self sterile, particularly the yellow forms.
For those that are self-compatible, hand pollination works well. We have several hundred fruit on our vine.
P. edulis is Self pollinated so you should be ok do you have a pic you can post here? Paul
Mine set fruit last year but I have no idea how. LOL
Was able to start some new plants from the seeds though.
i have one of yours Budgie i think
Not all Edulis are self fertile. There are many edulis hybrids now and some are difficult to get to fruit. Others will fruit like crazy. Some are easily pollenated by insects, some really need hand pollenating and some don't need any help at all. If you know what type you have, that would be very helpful.
Mark
Mark, I have the yellow fruiting one as you know. Did your seeds germinate?
Paul, yes that is the one I gave you at the round up.
no they didn't but like I said, I kinda lagged plantiing them. I only had 3 total seeds come up of the one I sent you. Maybe now that it's warming up, more will happen.
Mark