This species differs visually from the more Northern variety by being slightly larger and the glands on the tip of the tentacles are greenish. The Southern Dewthread produces fertile pink flowers in April.
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings. Water must be distilled or rain water because they do not tolerate city or hard water.
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.