I soak mine for a couple days in orange juice.. Here's a little thing I wrote about sproutin' them a while ago.

I am new to this flower, I have one growing in my yard already and did not know what it was until I started looking on the web.... Not sure which it is but this is the second year it has come up and bloomed.. I just bought on ebay a packet of seeds and they are a total of 9 diffrent ones. I never knew that they give fruit!!!!! What a suprise that is... I am going to put in pots for the winter... Could you or someone suggest what size to put them in????

I have to say that your web site is just beautiful and the information is GREAT... that is a plus for a newbie like me... Thank you... Nice to share :-)
I cant wait to see if I can grow these...
Thank you for info...
Susan

Hi All
I've been with Gw for several years but since I'm struggling to germinate passiflora seeds I searched and found you!

I was given some seed pods for passiflora foetida. I soaked fresh gooey seeds in room temperature, starting warm, water for 36 hours. I removed the remaining goo and planted in a seed starter mix. I used the plastic containers from produce so they do have air. I've kept them moist, not wet, in a room whose temp is around 80 degree dropping to about 75. After 38 days, not a single seed has germinated.

I have now covered one container with a plastic bag, but it does allow some air in. I also read somewhere to FREEZE the planted seed, so the other container went into a plastic bag and then into the freezer yesterday.

What I had read, was to freeze for a month....can that be right?

Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

thank you for the lovely site
cynthia

Here is a link that might be useful: Passiflora foetida

Cynthia, passiflora seeds are legendary for their stubborness to germinate. I'm not sure if foetida needs cold, but it shouldn't hurt. I've never done it with passiflora seeds, but I have with pecans, and freezing wasn't entirely necessary--just reduced temps in the refrigerator proper for a month or so worked just fine.

I've had passiflora seeds come up after two weeks, and some that took longer than two months. I threw out some soil I'd planted last summer which never sprouted, and around July I noticed seedlings. So your frustration is shared by many!