Passiflora antioquiensis Karst. (Granadillastrum) Banana Passion Fruit A slender woody climber to 5m with pinkish-red flowers, native of the mountains of Columbia at up to 2000- 3000m, flowering mainly in summer in cultivation. Stems to 5m. Leaves 3-lobed, sometimes unlobed with fine sharp teeth, to 15cm long, 8cm wide. Solitary flowers pendent, up to l4cm across; sepals and petals 5-6.5cm long, l.5-2.5cm wide, bright rose-red, sometimes pink inside; outer corona filaments only 2mm long, purple tipped with white. Fruit edible, like a small banana, yellow when ripe. Min. - 3°C for short periods, as long as the root is protected. Has survived outside in the Isles of Scilly and is cultivated for its fruit in Australia and New Zealand.