• Passiflora banana passion fruit yellow fruit with a slight blush on a green stem with flowers.
  • Passiflora banana passion fruit flower small purple bloom with green leaves on a blurred backdrop.
  • Passiflora banana passion fruit flower small purple bloom with green leaves on a blurred backdrop.
  • Passiflora banana passion fruit ripe yellow-green fruits with orange flesh on a plain backdrop.
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Passiflora Seeds - Banana Passion Fruit

Sweet, tropical taste with notes of peach and nectarine

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Key Features

Heat Tolerant
Prefers Moist Soil
Climbing
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds
Fragrant
Fast Growing
Easy to Grow
Ground Cover
Edible
Reduces Erosion
Suppresses Weeds

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Passiflora mollissima

LIFE CYCLE

  • Perennial

SEED TYPE

  • Open Pollinated Seed

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

  • Summer through Fall

GROWTH HABIT

  • Vining

PLANT HEIGHT

  • 20 feet

COLOR

  • Blue

Banana Passion Fruit, Passiflora mollissima, is a South American species producing oblong, yellow fruits named for their similarity in color and shape to a small banana. Climbing vines can reach 20 to 25 feet in length, Banana Passion Fruit is a vigorous plant, able to mature and bear fruit in just one year. In its native habitat in South America, the vines can live for 15 to 20 years, and one single vine can produce 150 to 300 fruits per year.

  • • Most popularly used as a flavoring in beverages
  • • Thrives in tropical to subtropical climates
  • • Considered invasive in areas without a frost

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Spring

SOWING METHOD

  • Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

  • 1/4 inch

WATER NEEDS

  • Average

PLANT SPACING

  • 6 feet

HARDINESS ZONES

  • 8
  • 9
  • 10

SEED PREP

  • Requires Light
  • Scarification
  • Soaking

COVERAGE

Amount Avg Seed Count Recommended Coverage
Packet 10 Up to 80 Sq. Ft

Planting Guide

View our Passiflora Planting Guide to learn more.

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    Passiflora Seeds - Banana Passion Fruit FAQs

    What is Banana Passion Fruit Passiflora also known as?

    Banana Passion Fruit Passiflora is also known as Blue Passionflower, Bluecrown Passionflower, and Common Passion Flower.

    Customer Reviews

    Overall rating: 2.3 / 5 from 3 reviews.

    Customer photo review of Passiflora Seeds - Banana Passion Fruit

    Very disappointed. The seed packet seemed as if there were only 4 seeds at most but mostly what I received was broken seed. Only 2 intact seeds were in the seed package. Not a good value for 6.98 per packet.

    Linda 1/5 Verified

    Passiflora Seeds - Banana Passion Fruit

    Store owner replied: Hello, Linda Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products and processes. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. Thanks for your time in sharing your experience with us!

    Maybe 10 seeds in pack, not one seed germinated. Very disappointed 😞

    Laura C. 1/5 Verified

    Passiflora Seeds - Banana Passion Fruit

    Store owner replied: Hello Laura. Thanks so much for your review! We greatly appreciate your feedback on this matter. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and service and will certainly take your information into account. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. If you ever have any other concerns or questions, feel free to reach out to us and we'll be happy to do all we can to assist. Thanks again for your review and best wishes for your growing season!

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