General Information
The golden passionfruit has a round, egg-like shape and thick yellow skin, oftentimes tinged with spots of lime green. The interior of its rind has soft creamy white walls and encases an exceptionally juicy yellow-orange pulp and many petite brown seeds. Its flavor is sweet, acidic and tropical with mild floral notes. Growing on a climbing vine the Yellow passionfruit has green tendrils and leaves and will bloom prior to fruiting. The ornate and colorful flowers of the Yellow passionfruit are larger more aromatic than the Purple variety.
History
The traditional Purple passionfruit originated in the Amazon region of Brazil, Yellow passionfruit as well is thought to have possibly originated there as a hybrid of P. edulis (Purple passionfruit) and P. ligularis (Sweet Granadilla) or potentially as a chance mutant in Australia. A tropical fruit, the Yellow passionfruit thrives in areas that receive adequate rainfall and sunshine. Its vines do well if sheltered from the wind and will be less susceptible to pests if allowed to grow climbing up a tree or trellis. Today it is grown commercially predominately in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, India, Columbia, Brazil and Venezuela.
