How to Germinate Passiflora Edulis Black Night

Passiflora edulis "Black Knight" is a type of passion fruit vine that bears dark purple fruit. It grows to 30 feet in length with shiny leaves. Black Knight's hybridizer, Patrick Worley, created the cultivar to remain more compact than other passionfruit vines, and it is suited to container growing. Black Knight requires sunshine and warmth and does best when grown in zones 9 through 11 on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Fresh seed, right from the fruit, germinates faster than stored seed, according to specialists with California Rare Fruit Growers.

Things You'll Need

• Bowl
• Nursery flat
• Seed starting mix
• Sand
• Plastic bag
• Heat mat

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Place the Black Knight seeds in a bowl of hot water and allow them to soak overnight.

   • 2

     Push the seeds 1/2 inch deep into a flat filled with equal parts of seed starting soil mix and sand. Water the planting medium until it is moist. Slip the flat into a plastic bag and seal it.

   • 3

     Set the heat mat's thermostat to 70 degrees Fahrenheit and place the flat on top. Germination period is highly variable, according to the experts with California Rare Fruit Growers, from several weeks to several months. Keep the flat in bright, indirect sunlight and the soil moist.