Passiflora edulis 'Flame Ruby' seeds grow into a selected cultivar of the passion fruit — a vigorous liana native to the wet tropical biome from Brazil to north-eastern Argentina. Described by Sims (John Sims, 1749–1831, British physician and botanist who edited Curtis's Botanical Magazine). The epithet edulis means 'edible' (from Latin), reflecting this species' primary importance as the world's principal commercial passion fruit. 'Flame Ruby' is a named cultivar producing fruits with distinctive deep red to ruby exterior colouring and intensely fragrant aromatic pulp. The species contains two forms: f. edulis (purple passion fruit) and f. flavicarpa (yellow passion fruit). Multi-use: food, animal food, invertebrate food, poison, medicine, environmental. Family Passifloraceae.Full sun; moist, fertile, well-drained soils; warm wet tropical to subtropical conditions. Vigorous liana to 10 m. Flowers self-fertile; fruits in 6–9 months from planting. Protect from frost. 'Edulis' = edible; Sims (1749–1831); 'Flame Ruby' = deep red/ruby-coloured fruit cultivar; maracuyá, granadilla Purple passion fruit cultivar; self-fertile; food, animal food, medicine, environmental uses; commercial crop Brazil to NE. Argentina (species) — wet tropical biome; vigorous liana; multi-use (f. edulis cultivar) Genus Passiflora: ~550 species; New World tropics; passion flowers; Family Passifloraceae; Order Malpighiales Full sun; fertile well-drained soils; warm tropical/subtropical; vigorous liana; commercial fruit; Passifloraceae Passiflora edulis 'Flame Ruby' — the flame ruby passion fruit — is a named cultivar of the world's most commercially important passionflower, selected for its distinctive deep ruby fruit colouring and aromatic pulp, combining the extraordinary ornamental appeal of a vigorous tropical liana with the culinary reward of one of the tropics' most fragrant fruits. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
