Saturday, 29 October 2011

Flora : Passion fruit

Passion fruit / Passiflora edulis / Buah markisa


Describe passion fruit in one word... YUMMY !

Just cut into half and eat it raw by the scoops.
Spike your aqua drink with it.
Spike your ginger infused calamansi drink with it.
Sprinkle onto your yoghurt.
Just eat it as you like it.

Propagate by cuttings or seeds.
Require compost rich, moisture rich soil. Deep rooting, so you will need a deep pot if planting in container.
Passion fruit is a vine; stakes or trellis is needed for support.
Requires nine months to flower when propagated by cuttings.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_fruit

Fresh passion fruit is high in beta carotene, potassium, and dietary fiber. Passion fruit juice is a good source of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), and good for people who have high blood pressure.[8] Some research is showing that purple passion fruit peel may help with controlling asthma symptoms.[9] The yellow variety is used for juice processing, while the purple variety is sold in fresh fruit markets. The fruit contains Lycopene in the mature and immature pericarp.[10]



















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