Passiflora - thank you

Started by Georgie, June 11, 2007, 22:31:43

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Georgie

Can I just thank everyone who encouraged me to hard prune my Passiflora Caerulea.  I chopped it back to one stem at about 4 foot high and in the last couple of months it has sent up about a dozen or more new strong shoots.  I'm delighted.   ;D

G x
'The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.'

Georgie

'The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.'

saddad

Is it coming up between all the slabs in the patio yet?
;D

Emagggie

Always works for me Georgie  ;)
Smile, it confuses people.

Marymary

i planted some seeds from the seed swap but none of them germinated.  :(

Georgie

Aww Mary, bad luck.   :(  I think the secret might be to grow the seed fresh.  Every one I sowed last year germinated and I'd be happy to sow some for you this year and send you the seedlings.  PM me if interested.

G x

'The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.'

sweet-pea

I managed to get 2 seeds to germinate this year :-)  Now I have to work out where to plant them!

Amazin

QuotePosted by saddad: Is it coming up between all the slabs in the patio yet?

Marymary, I'll check my spare stock of slab-grown seedlings (i.e. self seeded everywhere!) and you'll be more than welcome to a couple.

These have grown from the fruits of a twenty-odd year old rampant beast  :o

I'll be taking cuttings of my banana passionfruit as well (Passiflora Mollisima) - the link shows a piccy:

http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/SeedOrders/enter.html

if they take, and anyone wants to give 'em a go, let me know.
Lesson for life:
1. Breathe in     2. Breathe out     3. Repeat

fluffygrue

I think it's going to be a good Passiflora year - this is the first year mine are really covered with flower buds.. am getting quite excited. :D

pye

Ours has flowered earlier than usual this (crazy) year.

I can't decide if I like it or not - they are so fancy, I usually prefer simple flowers, but then when I get up close to them I can't stop looking at them.

I don't know what variety it is, can anyone help?

You been goofin' with the bees?

Marymary

No idea but smashing photo.  :)

Georgie

That's Caerulea I'd say.

G x
'The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.'

Amazin

Yup, definitely Caerulea. By the way, my Banana Passionfruit has just started flowering - pics soon!
Lesson for life:
1. Breathe in     2. Breathe out     3. Repeat

saddad

Loads of flower on mine too, earliest I've had flowers before was the 11th of July must have been the warm April...
;D

manicscousers

Ive planted the 4 banana ones that germinated in black buckets, they're climbing up the mesh in the fruit cage, no flowers though, but at least they're still growing  ;D

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