Banana Passionfruit

Botanical Name: Passiflora tarminiana or mollissima.

Common Names: Banana Passionfruit, Curuba, Tumbo

The Banana Passionfruit vine is a vigorous beauty that will happily cover a fence or trellis in your Perth backyard. It pumps out elongated, yellow fruit that look a bit like small bananas. The pulp is sweet, tangy, and perfect for smoothies or eating straight off the vine. It is a fantastic climber for covering a shed or a patio roof.

Features:

Ideal prune height range: Needs a strong fence or trellis, let it climb! Prune in spring to keep it tidy.

pH growing conditions: Prefers well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil.

Shade or full sun: Full sun is best for a big haul of fruit. It tolerates light shade.

Not recommended for pots. Needs to go in the ground.

Time to fruit age: Can fruit within 12 to 18 months in good conditions.

This vine is tough and enjoys the warm Perth climate, but you need to give it a good drink in our hot, dry summers. It produces beautiful pink, hanging, trumpet-like flowers that are a real showstopper. It is frost-tender, so it loves our warm metro spot.

Interesting Notes:

The fruit is at its best when the skin turns fully yellow or orange. Give the fruit a little squeeze—it should feel slightly soft when ripe. This vine is a super fast grower, so give it a good, strong structure to climb right from the start.

This one is a great choice if you want a tropical passionate climber that actually handles the Perth heat.

Limited stock. Pickup from Parkwood, WA. Delivery to Perth Metro only.

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