This will be my first time growing passionfruit. What is the best idea for climbing if you don’t have a fence or a lot of space available? I am going to move it from a 3 1/2 gallon container it came in into a 10 gallon container. I’m not even sure what adjustments to make initially. As you can see the nursery tied the plant to a stake - should I just leave it like that, or do I need to release the vines? There seem to be multiple layers of vines growing on top of each other. Could I conceivably just put one stake on each side of the new container and then wrap wire between the two stakes to make a ladder for it to climb? If I get a trellis to put in or behind the container for it to climb, which is preferable, the fan type trellis that gets bigger as it goes upward, or one that is more rectangular? I’m including a picture of the plant as well as two trellises I saw at the store.
I think you’re going to need another -unrelated-passionfruit for pollination to get fruit.
I’ve seen hollow, completely empty fruits from a single clone.
That depends on the variety. Some are self fertile, none however, are self pollinating.
You’re going to need a MUCH bigger trellis.
Mine grew over 50 ft a Colorado season which was roughly 120 growing days.
If anything, for passion fruit, you’ll need to make a trellis for them. Anything you see premade are too small for them.
Also they fruit on new growth only so you’ll need to chop those down if you want fruit this season whatever you are. Also you’ll need more than 120 days left in your growing season this year to be able to have their fruit ripen
There are several species and cultivars of passionfruit sold in the US. Some are self-fertile. Some are purely ornamental – the fruits produced by fertilization are terrible. Many have severe climate limitations. Most have short life spans. Research before you leap.
The variety of the one I bought was not shown on the container, but the nursery told me it was self-pollinating and produced edible fruit, so I’m assuming it’s pasiflora edulis. I’m in california zone 10a and people here report getting lots of fruit off their plants during the warmer months, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
i thought you had yours in containers with a not so gigantic trellis 
isnt this all new growth?
If you want it on a smaller trellis, you will have to trim it constantly. I have mine on a 5x7ish piece of fence (with another piece of fence next to you that it can grow onto) and I have to trim back feet of growth every so often, and then a really big trim during winter when its not flowering.
Yes but if there’s no flowers, it’s not going to flower again. If the plant is stressed or young, it won’t flower. I didn’t zoom in but i don’t see any flowers just from the photo I’m seeing.
This year yes, my goal is just to keep them alive right now. The previous years, i had to build a trellis with critter fencing and even then i had to prune weekly
mine are going to have to be in a container their whole existence because iowa. and not a huge one because it will have to be moved im sure. not sure how cold they can go before death. plan was to just cut it completely back every season before bringing it indoors.
ive never grown them before so im wondering if its possible the flowers are still developing on the new growth thats there? or do they pop out flowers at the tip as is grows along?
i think i might just set the container they are in right next to a fence and let them have at it before cutting them close to ground level when the growing season is done here and bring them in.
Same here, in Washington state.
I use these for my big containers. It’s better quality than what I’ve found at big box stores and nurseries for the price. I’ve bought over 20 of these so far lol. They can hold a 20 gallon nursery pot pretty well and i use them for my 25 gallon ones too