Black Knight Passion Fruit
Black Knight Passion Fruit is the ideal passion fruit vine for the home gardener or for any of you northerners wanting to grow passion fruit vines in containers. As a naturally dwarf hybrid Black Knight stays relatively compact for a Passiflora. It will still grow quite large and fill a large sunny window or the vertical space in a greenhouse quite quickly. Leaves are a beautiful glossy green and make a perfect backdrop to the stunning passion flowers that give way to deep purple egg shaped fruits. Fruits of Black Knight are particularly tasty with a spicy sour zing to balance out the sweetness. It’s everything you could want in a passionfruit in a beautiful compact form!
Latin Name: Passiflora edulis ‘Black Knight’
Site and Soil: Passion fruit prefers full to half day sun. Well draining soil is extremely important and soil pH should be between 6.5 and 7.5 and rich in organic matter
Pollination Requirements: Black Knight Passion Fruit is self-fertile
Hardiness: Black Knight is reportedly hardy to about 20º F., once established but we recommend giving it a frost free environment
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 15-25 feet in ground, smaller in pots
Bloom Time: Will bloom continually under ideal conditions
Ripening Time: Will fruit continually under ideal conditions
Pests & Diseases: Nematodes and snails can be a problem when passion fruit is planted in ground and is susceptible to Fusarium wilt disease
USDA Zone: 9a