Very nice. Is that the first fruit you've gotten on the CT? I can't wait until mine blooms. It's getting some new buds now that I've finally been able to get it outside.
Karyn

Yep it was the first bloom and Im so happy : ).The blooms haved no pollen kinda like lavender lady passiflora does so dont know if the fruit will be seedless..

Any idea where the pollen came from? Did you hand pollenate it, or was it natural?

Amazing that a complex hybrid like Crimson Tears can still fruit, when a simple cross like Incense is very reluctant to fruit, much less produce viable seeds...

Looks like its doing well. I like the contrast of the reddish petals with the green fruit. My p_jeannette has 2 fruit started too, pollinated from caerulea. Many of them come out hollow but one is quite large and feels really heavy so I'm hoping...
~SJN

I hand pollenated it with a triloba it was the only pollen I had the day it bloomed sure hope it will have some seeds it is getting big fast and feels heavy but who knows with hybrids I was kinda sad to see the bloom has no pollen thats how my lavender lady is and Iv never got 1 fruit from it so keeping fingers crossed.

angie83 how's your Fruit now?
Thanks
NC

I have 5 fruits getting very big they feel heavy but still not ready cant wait to see .I sure hope they have seeds and I finally get to taste a passion fruit.

I hope they turn out to be good fruit with lots of seeds (hint lol). Good luck.
Karyn

How are they doing now, are they Ripe Yet??????????

Hey Angie!! How is your CT fruit coming???.. Mine has buds about to open...BTW.. Great pic!!! I can't believe I missed this thread till now..LOL
Chena

Its great so far have 7 fruit and only one looks like I might lose it I love this passie one of my favioites but must say spidermites love this guy too .Watch out for spidermits on this guy .Here are some pic the last being the wrinkled fruit I might lose.

Looking good. I wonder how long they will take to ripen? Are they palatable?
Karyn

Karyn no clue but I think it might be a bit they are heavy too not sure how to tell when ripe never got any before this will be my first year to get fruit the GF arnt here this year eatting all my passie its kinda odd I havent seen very many butterflys this year at all not like last year.

Anymore Flowers and Anymore Fruit set?

angie83 The best thing to do is to leave the fruit to fall off on it's own... Brillant Photos BTW
NC

I also wait until they drop or fall off at the slightest touch. I've found that if I have to use any force at all to pull the fruit off they are inevitably unripe.
Karyn

How exciting!!!!!! Keep those pics coming!
Chena

I am sooo excited.. I have 3 blooms that opened this morning...WOO HOO!!!
Chena

Here is a link that might be useful:

NICE Chena, you going to do some Pollination, if so What with?
Thanks
NC

I would if I had something else blooming that had pollen..I'm hoping to get the chance later on.. I'll be looking for all your help...LOL. I have never self pollenated Passi's before..But I am very excited about it..
Chena

Wow chena love that pic .They bloom freely I so love these passie.

Wow I have lost all but 3 of my crimson fruit and the 3 left dont feel very heavy think it will be seed less sad .

Oh!! I am soooo sorry to hear that.. Right after mine bloomed we had a storm blow in.. BLOW being the key word..LOL The vine looks great but that is all that is left no chance of fruit unless it "chooses" to bloom again...I am very courious as to what the remaining fruit have to offer...
Chena

That's too bad. At least it does fruit so hopefully you'll get some more from subsequent blooms. Who knows the remaining fruit just might end up having some seeds. Did they just drop or did you have a storm or something?
Karyn

They wrinked up and turned yellow then when I touched them the came off inside was nothing but white small seeds and a tiny red think looks like a lizard tonge there were no holes in it and it has been hot but no reason for it to just wrinkle up like it did.

Well down to 2 now not looking good.

I'm Sorry to hear this....
Can you please post some photos of the next opened fruit
Thanks
NC

Here is a pic 2 seeds look like they were close to being ready .

Those darker seeds may very well be good. It is not unusal for a hybrid to only have a couple of dark seeds, and many undeveloped ones. The fruit may be dropping because it is ripe. I would definitely try to germinate them.

Those dark seeds look pretty ripe to me too. You should definitely plant them and see what happens. At least you got something out of the fruit. I had so many fruit last year that were just balls of air. Good luck.
Karyn

The seeds have this slimmy clear stuff on them.I sure hope they are good would love to see what a tribola and crimson make the 2 seeds are very large look like arrowheads.

angie Thanks for posting the Photos....

I'm going with the others Plant the Dark Looking seeds, you will want to De-slime them though.... LOL
Hope you get some more fruit
NC

I know you are disapointed ..BUT WOOHOO you got 2 seeds that look mature...I'm excited for ya...LOL
Chena

I am soaking them now here is hoping they work.Thx you all for all the help on this I wasnt sure the seeds would be worth a try but Im glad I did .