The botanical name of purple passion fruit is Passiflora edulis. Passion fruit can be halved and eaten raw sprinkled with sugar or added to fruit salads. The fresh pulp can be used as a dessert topping on cakes or ice cream. Passion fruit can be juiced or made into jam or jelly or into ice pops. The passion fruits flavor can be compared to guava.Purple passion fruit has a flavor and aroma richer than yellow passion fruit. It is also less acidic.

 Sowing:

• Passion fruit is a tropical and subtropical plant; it grows best in frost-free regions.
• Soak seeds in a jar of water for 3-5days,place the jar in the sunlight. Sow seed oe to 1 inch deep soil or in a germination flat. Germination will occur in 10 to 20 days.

Planting:

• Passion fruit grows best in well-drained, compost-rich, sandy loam with a soil pH of 6.5 to 7.5.
• Plant passion fruit in full sun except in areas where summers are very hot; in very hot regions plant passion fruit in partial shade.
• Avoid planting passion fruit where the soil is constantly wet. Also, avoid planting passionfruit in spots where it can be damaged by wind.
• Keep the soil evenly moist for best fruit production; if the soil dries, the fruit will shrivel and drop.
• Passion fruit is heavy feeders; use a 10-5-20 fertilizer. Too much nitrogen will result in leafy growth and less fruit set.

Harvesting and storing:

· The fruit is ready for harvest 70 to 80 days after pollination, usually in mid to late summer and sometimes longer.

· The fruit will turn from deep green to deep purple or yellow when ripe. Ripe fruit will fall to the ground.Pick passion fruit when they reach full color or gather dropped fruits daily. The fruit is sweetest when slightly shriveled.