Passion fruit growing in England

[johnk]

I am thinking of growing passion fruit against a south facing wall. I live in Cheshire in the north west. Has anyone any experience of growing the fruit and will it ripen outdoors? Any other comments would be useful
Cheers
John

[bushbaby_de]

I used to grow it on a south-facing wall in Reading, Berkshire and it was fine. My Aunt also used to grow it in Worcester. We pretty much let it do its own thing and picked the fruit when it grew!

[john1066]

There is a Passion Fruit growing on a wall near me...The fruit starts green then turns yellow. It goes soft very quickly, is a bit 'messy' with not a lot of taste.....Very decorative though. A Kiwi is a much better option...I think so anyway. iI have a Kiwi on my south facing wall and at the moment there are litteraly hundreds of fruit on it and very tasty too..x

[ruthandsam]

Yes, Passion Fruit will grow very nicely on a South facing wall in Cheshire, N/W - we live there! Well drained soil and plenty of water in the growing season, however, I've not known the fruits to be successfully grown for eating.
Check out this link for the most suitable varieties:

http://apps.rhs.org.u.../Profile.aspx?pid=295

[johnk]

Thanks everyone. I don't think it will fruit as the wall is exposed to strong west winds which can be quite cold so I doubt that fruit would ripen but thanks for your replies
John

[mixiepalms]

Be careful which one it is, as they are related to bindweed. They can become rampant, mine even grew under the patio slabs.