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Passiflora edulis, and citrus

I've always thought of this as a tropical or 
sub-tropical plant.  However it seems to thrive 
here in Adelaide (South Australia) with our very 
hot dry summers (we have week-long spells of 40C 
plus) I have just planted my first one, it is a 
grafted variety called 'Nelly Kelly'.  I'd be 
interested to know if people in other Medit. 
regions grow 'passion fruit' or 'granadilla' 
as we called it in South Africa.  If so, which 
ones, and with what results?

Lemons are the quintessential (well, one of them 
anyway) Medit. fruits.  In Australia there are 
several popular varieties available at all 
nurseries - I wonder whether these are sold in 
other countries as well, and if so, whether they 
perform well in similiar climates.  The most 
popular ones here are 'Lisbon', 'Eureka' and 
'Myer'.  I have the latter, it seems to have 
a shortish fruiting season.  I used to have a 
lemon tree in another garden where I lived which 
bore fruit for most of the year.  I've no idea 
what it was.  As lemons in the shops here never 
drop below $3 a kilo even in the height of the 
season it seems crazy not to grow them. 

I would also like to grow Seville oranges, and 
would be interested to hear from Medit.planters 
who grow them.

Liz
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