> >As I remember, maypops is the common name for a particular type of
>>Passionfruit (_Passiflora_ sp.)
>
>Yes, it is Passiflora incarnata. Another name is hardy Passionfruit.
>
>The nurseries carry it here in the summer. I've
>not grown them yet because most prefer a warmer climate. Various
>catalogs list them and have this to say:
>
>Oregon Exotics Catalog
> Maypop. Hardy to -15. The most cold
> hardy of the passiflora family.
Here in Ireland passiflora incarnata is entirely hardy but never
ripens fruit out of doors - if you want fruit it has to be in a
greenhouse or conservatory. Wouldn't surprise me if the same applies
in Oregon. I've eaten wild fruits in Oklahoma in August and very good
they were too
kathryn
