Passiflora capsularis is one of the most attractive species from Western tropical America. Perfect conservatory plant growing to 4 or 6 feet in a container. It is grown for it's large ornamental fragrant flowers and the large fruits. It climbs by means of clinging tendrils and can be kept as an container plant. The long tendrils need lots of support for climbing. It may be grown as a houseplant in a sunny South-facing window. The fragrant flowers are star-shaped, greenish white to pale yellow and are between 1" and 2 1/4" wide. It flowers from May to October. A species with bi-lobed leaves and unusual ribbed ellipsoid red-purple fruit which split when mature in Autumn, revealing the inedible pulp and seeds. Pruning is a must to keep the vine healthy. Prune off less vigorous growth and occasionally prune back vigorous growth to promote flowering. When established, and without care, the passion fruit can easily overtake other garden plants, shading them from sun. Hardiness zone 10, (1øC/35øF) in Winter. Protect from frost or plant in frost free areas. Easy to grow, tolerates temperatures down to 5øC and for short spells just above freezing. Will tolerate a slight frost if kept sheltered. Keep the atmosphere humid through the Summer and place in full sun, can tolerate partial shade. Passiflora Capsularis loves the warm humid Tropics. You may need to water your plants on a daily basis during the hottest Summer months. During the Winter the roots should be kept moist, but as growth will be much slower you will probably only need to water once a week, depending on growing temperature. It will do best in a loam based mix with a little peat moss. Fertilize at least once every two weeks in the growing season. If their pot is too large or if they have an unrestricted root run then the whole plant will simply get bigger and bigger but it will refuse to flower and therefore produce the fruits. By limiting the pot size you are limiting the ability to grow and this is seen as a threat, so the natural mechanism is to produce seed for the next generation. A suitably sized pot for an adult plant would generally be of 12 inches in diameter.