Banana passionfruit

Banana passionfruit

Passiflora sp

LOCATION: Originally from Latin America, grows medium to high canopies and forms large masses.

DESCRIPTION: Rapidly growing climber with only a few flowering size plants each year now, but many seedlings. Fruits attractive to birds and plants appear throughout the unstocked areas.

CONTROL: Pull seedlings whenever seen, deal with other large plants as soon as possible after finding. The stem at ground level may be a long way from upper parts of the plant, so it is best to follow an upper stem downwards. It will root off of stems that touch the ground.

TARGET TIME: Most likely time is when the striking pink flowers are produced, over many months of the year.