wispfox, I would agree that it might be too early for P. incarnata in many places. More importantly, you should be aware that not all strains of P. incarnata are equally hardy. It grows naturally from Florida to Southern Ohio, if I remember correctly, and the hardiness of a strain reflects its origin. The simplest solution is to get a sucker from someone who has been growing it in zone 6. It's not a plant I grow. I would recommend checking on the Passiflora forum for a zone 6 source. The forum is a bit sleepy lately, but it's still probably worth trying. I would recommend posting in the general discussion section, as the question of P. incarnata hardiness is an important one that should be raised periodically. Good luck. Here is a link that might be useful: Previous Passiflora forum post seeking a zone 5 plant

Christine, Anybody who wants to contact you by email only has to click on your Garden Web Forum User ID. (happy fl gardener) The name is hyperlinked to your member page. However, on your member page you may have unchecked the statement on the page saying, "Allow other users to send you email via forms at our site." In addition, above that is a pull down list asking you who you want to show your email address to. It should be set to "Members." Willy

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I have never met a passionfruit that wasn't edible. The fruit reminds me of p. incarnata, which is ripe when green. Try some after it gets heavy, but still green. Leave others to see if they turn color, and then try them. Passiflora is not poisonous, so trying it will not kill you, just leave you with a face-pucker if too tart for you. Pick at different stages of ripening and see if flavor changes, similar to guava.