Passifloraceae FAMILY

Passiflora biflora

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitClimber

Growth—

The plant is grown as an ornamental and can escape from cultivation, It is listed as a weed in Florida.

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe along with the pulp which will help break down the seed coat and speed up germination^[1]. Stored seed should be soaked for 24 hours in warm water and germination time can be reduced if the seed is then mixed with the juice of a fresh passion fruit (of any species)^[1]. Even so, it can take 12 months for stored seed to germinate^[1]. Place the seed tray in a shady position, maintaining a temperature around 19 - 24°c^[1]. Prick the seedlings out into individual containers as soon as they are large enough to handle and plant out when large enough^[1]. Cuttings of young shoots, taken at the nodes. The cuttings root best in a neutral to slightly acid compost, but 100% sharp sand also produces good results^[1]. Cuttings of fully mature wood taken at a node. They can take 3 months^[2]. Layering. Very easy^[1]. Air layering. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Passiflora+biflora>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Passion Flowers — Vanderplank. J. · Cassell. London. · 1991 · ISBN 0-304-34076-6 ↩︎An excellent book on passion flowers, giving information on hardy species and how to grow the less hardy in greenhouses etc. A bit lacking at times on specific information on hardyness. Excellent photographs.
[2]Growing Unusual Fruit. — Simmons. A. E. · David & Charles; Newton Abbot. · 1972 · ISBN 0-7153-5531-7 ↩︎A very readable book with information on about 100 species that can be grown in Britain (some in greenhouses) and details on how to grow and use them.
[3]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[4]Flora of Guatemala — Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark · 1946 - 1976 · http://www.archive.org/ ↩︎A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
[5]Flora of N. America — http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ ↩︎An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
[6]Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize; with common names and uses — Balick M.J.; Nee M.H. & Atha D.E. · New York Botanical Gardens Press; USA · 2000 · ISBN 0-89327-440-2 ↩︎A list of the native and naturalized species known to be found in Belize, with very terse information on their uses.
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎