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banana passion fruit

Passiflora mollissima (Kunth) L.H. Bailey (F)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Passiflora
Family: Passifloraceae
Common Names: curuba, sweet calabash

About this plant

A fast-growing evergreen climber to 5m in height with three slightly downy oval mid-green leaflets with heart-shaped bases making up each leaf. Large mid-pink flowers up to 9cm across are borne from midsummer to late autumn, followed by oblong yellow fruits

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

Loam

NeutralAlkalineAcid

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This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Plant in a greenhouse border or in large pots of loam based compost with bright light, but not direct sun. Water sparingly in winter, but freely in summer and liquid feed once a month with a balanced fertiliser

Pruning

Pruning group 11 or 12, if necessary, in early spring

Propagation

Propagate by seed at 13-18°C in spring, take semi-ripe cuttings in summer or layer in spring or autumn

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly, mealybugs and scale insects

Diseases

May susceptible to cucumber mosaic virus

Garden Uses

Planting Places

PrairieGravel Garden

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years