Plant identification request / passionflower variety

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do you know what variety of passionflower this is and are the flowers, leaves and fruit toxic or edible? with thanks in advance
 

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Howdy @redrobot. That looks like the blue passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) . If I'm right, the ripe fruit is edible but not very flavorful....and only the ripe fruit is edible. Avoid consuming green fruit or leaves.

I grow the purple passionflower myself and find them fascinating plants.
 
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Howdy @redrobot. That looks like the blue passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) . If I'm right, the ripe fruit is edible but not very flavorful....and only the ripe fruit is edible. Avoid consuming green fruit or leaves.

I grow the purple passionflower myself and find them fascinating plants.
thanks for the info
 

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