Passiflora are climbers with three-fingered leaves and so attractive you'd want to grow them in your conservatory if you live in an area of severe frost. They can take mild frost, though the leaves (and perhaps the stem) will be killed back to the ground; however it should shoot again from the roots when the frost is past. The Purple Passion Fruit is a vigorous, climbing vine that clings by tendrils to almost any support. It can grow 15 to 20 ft. per year once established and must have strong support. It is generally short-lived (5 to 7 years).

• fruit
• Purple
• short-lived (5 to 7 years).
• three-fingered leaves
• Worldwide

fruit