Spherical cactus native to the coastal mountains of Northern Chile. Has 2.5 cm long yellow flowers that bloom in Spring and Summer. The flowers are supposedly to be sweet scented.
The flowers are followed by green fruit, turning Yellow when ripe. It is one of the most tropical of the passionfruit varieties, and a major commercial crop used in fruit juices.
Owing to its name, the Fragrant Granadilla has very fragrant flowers. The flowers are spectacular, 7-10 cm wide, the corona filaments variegated with red, white and purple.