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jen_jen_2
jen_jen_2 Posts: 1,032 Forumite
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my lovely passion flower plant has produced loads of fruit, i have been told its useless and nothing can be done with it.

so.. is it useless can i do anything with it??

i have about 20 lemon sized fruits and they are green, also when do i pick them, should they turn another colour.
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  • calleyw
    calleyw Posts: 9,896 Forumite
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    I have four passion flowers in my garden all producing fruit.

    My husband did a search on-line and found out there are 4 different types and only one you can eat.

    And I have no idea if the one that I have you can.

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  • ben500
    ben500 Posts: 23,192 Forumite
    Try taking a look here and see if you can identify your particular passion fruit there are many.

    http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ksheets/passion.html

    AFAIK the vast majority are edible with the minority being inedible.
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  • jen_jen_2
    jen_jen_2 Posts: 1,032 Forumite
    thanks for that, mine are purple and white and they appear to be edible although it says they dont grow in colder counties, will have to wait and see what colour the fruit turns.....
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  • jen_jen_2
    jen_jen_2 Posts: 1,032 Forumite
    oh dear, purple and blue, this site and the one above says not nice raw, so any blackberry type recepies that i can cook passion fruit in??

    "Usage
    Blue passionflower is typically grown in tropical gardens or greenhouses for the exotic beauty of its flowers. This species is widely cultivated for its value as a hardy parent plant in Passiflora breeding programs. The fruits are also edible. They aren't very tasty raw, but they have a vaguely blackberry-like flavor and can be substituted in blackberry pie recipes. "
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  • tra_2
    tra_2 Posts: 215 Forumite
    I just looked on the net to see if the fruit on our passion flower is edible. Apparently it is. Has anybody ever tried it or cooked anything with them?
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  • carly
    carly Posts: 1,491 Forumite
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    I had some once, they never got ripe enough to eat. You may be luckier given the recent hot weather. good luck.
  • Gingham_Ribbon
    Gingham_Ribbon Posts: 31,520 Forumite
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    Have a look at this thread.
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