Wgtn. wanted banana passionfruit vine

stains1, Jan 2, 9:58pm
Wellington area, would like to grow banana passion fruit vine in glass house.

If anyone has plants/vine or know where some are, would love to take a few cutting to grow.

nzjay, Jan 2, 10:06pm
Pretty sure in my area, they are now a classified noxious plant.

shanreagh, Jan 3, 12:01am
Why? Its a noxious plant in Wellington.
http://www.gw.govt.nz/assets/council-publications/banana%20passionfruit.pdf

Grow the black ones instead.

lythande1, Jan 3, 12:06am
Weed. Grow the standard passionfruit instead.

cinderellagowns, Jan 3, 3:35am
Oh dear, I feel bad now. I have planted one against a fence and have been proudly watching it's progress. I am in Auckland so I mam guessing it must not be classed as noxious here, as I bought it from a garden centre. The ordinary passionfruit next to it isn't nearly so prolific!

nzjay, Jan 3, 3:48am
There are some different varieties which MAY be allowed such as Passiflora antioquiensis. I say "may", because I am unsure.

Read this.
http://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/banana-passionfruit/

spiritofgonzo, Jan 3, 4:13am
Incredible edibles have some really cool varieties that are similar, and not on the 'do not plant' list. Eg, red banana http://www.edible.co.nz/fruits.php?fruitid=46_Passionfruit%20-%20Red%20Banana

wheelz, Jan 3, 9:39am
I grow it on a trellis in my vege patch. have tried unsuccessfully to get the preferred black passion fruit to grow, let alone fruit! The banana one is so prolific, I have to regularly prune it into a manageable size, and talk about loaded with flowers and forming fruit! Awesome!

arabelle, Jun 21, 9:40pm
I was given some and then found out how bad they are for the native bush, it will be nation wide me thinks. pretty but not worth the agony. the birds take the seeds up into the bush and so the multiplication begins