Sowing calendar · Trees and shrubs

Passion fruit

Passiflora edulis · Maracujá, Maracuyá, Fruit de la passion, Passionsfrucht, Frutto della passione, maracujazeiro

Calendar

Calendar for mainland Portugal.

• JFMAMJJASOND
• PlantMar–May
• FloweringMay–Jul
• HarvestAug–Nov

Spacing

300 cm between rows · 250 cm apart

Sowing depth

0 cm

Harvest after

First crop after ~1 years

Water need

medium

Frost

frost tender

Life cycle

vine

Family

Passifloraceae

Seed saving

medium · keeps ~1 years

Notes

For the coast and mild spots only: frost kills it. Plant against a sunny, sheltered wall or trellis. Root diseases are the main problem, so avoid heavy, wet soil.

Sources

• AgroB: Cultura do maracujazeiro, com Sandra Ferreira

Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.