Passionfruit
The passionfruit is a tropical and sub-tropical vine plant which originated in South America.
In the Northern Territory (NT), the panama red variety is commonly grown on a Brazilian rootstock to reduce soil-borne pathogens.
Grower advice
Passionfruit requires good drainage or mounding in low lying areas.
The vines need a trellis or fence for support. Vines can be grafted, to increase the life-span and the conformity of fruit.
For more information, read the growing note for panama red passionfruit PDF (65.4 KB).
Watch a video about grafting a passionfruit plant on YouTube and get the transcripts:
Pest and disease management
Passionfruit plants are affected by a number of pests such as:
- red scale
- Queensland fruit fly
- mealybugs
- hemispherical scale
- passionvine mite or bug
- fruit spotting bug
- green vegetable bug
- thrips
- aphids
- borers
- birds.
Common diseases also include alternatia spot, fusariaum wilt, brown spot, septoria spot, phytophthora blight, anthracnose, scab, cucumber mosaic virus, and passionfruit woodiness virus.
Other insect pests
To identify an insect pest and the damage it can cause, visit the NT Insects Database.
More information
Read more about general advice for fruit and vegetable growers.
For information about the passionfruit industry, go to the Passionfruit Australia or NT Farmers website.
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