These vines grow natively where I live. I guess there are a few of them near by as the vines are now producing fruits. I've seen two of form so hopefully they will drop when ready and I can make something with them.
When ripe it has a sweet tropical flavour to it. They are kind of slimy but should make good add ins for smoothies.
They will probably need a few weeks or longer. But the fruit should get a little softer and wrinkly when ready. The vine will drop them when its time.
I found two of them so far. I would have had three probably but I pinched off one of the flowers to bring inside. They look amazing and really unique.
The vine just showed up a month or so ago and just took to the area along with the jasmine vine and muscidine vine near by.
There are a few flowers that are closing. Hoping it will form into fruit as well. The bumble bees have been quite busy pollinating them.
Speaking of bumble bees, I found one in a closing flower. I dont think its alive. Seems not to move at all, I dont think its resting. I'll check on it when the sun shines on them later today.
The bumble bee is upside down and just sitting there. Not sure what's up with it. Hope it did not die while feeding on the flower, that would be kind of strange.