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.
