Description: Passiflora foetidaAlso known as: Love In A Mist, Stinking Passion Fruit, Wild Maracuja, Wild Water Lemon, StoneflowerHere is a beautiful evergreen Passiflora, a climbing herb with tendrils that will attract butterflies. The stems are thin and wiry, and are covered with minute sticky yellow hairs. Older stems become woody. The leaves are hairy with 3-5 pointed lobes. When crushed, these leaves give off a pungent odor that some people consider unpleasant. Young leaves and plant tips are said to be edible. Its leaves do contain cyanic acid and are thought to be poisonous to people and livestock. Though dry leaves are used in tea in Vietnamese folk medicine to relieve sleeping problems, as well as treatment for itching and coughs. The flowers are white to pale cream colored, and about 5–6 cm diameter. The fruit is 2–3 cm in diameter, roughly the size of a ping pong ball or kumquat and contain a bluish-white pulp that is mildly sweet and delicately flavored. They are yellowish-orange to red when ripe.It is common along roadsides, around houses and sheds, along fences and in waste areas throughout the tropics and subtropics. The plant grows best where there is support (such as taller plants), in the absence of which it may form mats over the ground and other low-growing plants. The plant grows on a wide range of warm and moist soils from peats through loams to sands, as well as on soils derived from corals and volcanic debris. In permanently moist soils it may exhibit an annual or a perennial life cycle, whilst in areas with a strong dry season it is more likely to exist as an annual. Seeds can be dormant and many report higher germination 2 months after sowing, and can survive in soil for several years.USDA zone 8+This offer is for 10 seeds. For complete transparency we include payment processing & Ebay fees in our shipping/handling cost.*DISCLAIMER*NO RETURNS/REFUNDS/REPLACEMENTS ON SEEDSMost specialty seeds we offer are NOT fast to germinate.Many take several weeks, months, and some even up towards a year depending on dormancy, region, season etc. It is important that the buyer understands that seeds are perishable products and seed germination can be adversely affected by such factors as mold/fungus, bugs, temperature, moisture content, light intensity, dormancy, care, contamination of planting media among many other reasons. These factors are totally out of The Plant Attraction's control and are the buyer's responsibility and risk. Germination recommendations are sent with each order and the buyer is free to research and use their own methods. Floating seeds do not always indicate that the seed is not viable. Many times it is a misconception because the seed does not have the density to sink in water. Accordingly, The Plant Attraction does not guarantee seeds to perform properly regardless of conditions or buyer's methods or mistakes. Since 2006 we have been doing our best to hand sort and provide the freshest, cleanest harvest that is free of defects and bugs.
Price: 3.99 USD
Location: Venice, Florida
End Time: 2023-09-17T14:26:40.000Z
Shipping Cost: 2.5 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Type: Fruit Seeds
Growth Habit: Climbing
Soil Type: volcanic debris, Loam, Peat, Sand
Features: Edible, Evergreen, Flowering
Climate: Tropical, Subtropical
Genus: Passiflora
Common Name: Passion Fruit
Brand: The Plant Attraction
Watering: Medium