Fruit
Panama Red
A tier
Panama Red is a red-purple passion fruit selection known among growers for colourful fruit and aromatic pulp suited to fresh and local market vines. Intensity remains high-acid tropical. Performs in warm specialty plantings seeking named clones over generic seed. Trellis strongly; harvest wrinkled-red fruit. Spoon or pulp for drinks. Specialty nurseries supply more than commodity freights. Label helps farmers’ market storytelling.
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Preparations
Drink PulpLocal FreshMarket NameTrellis Home
Traits
AromaticAromatic PulpFresh MarketNamedRed-Purple NamedReddishSpecialty VineTart-Sweet
History
Panama Red circulated in tropical Passiflora grower networks.
US
Florida and Hawaii hobbyists planted Panama Red.
Named passion fruit clones including Panama Red hit online nurseries.
Panama Red stayed a specialty red-type vine option.