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Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Hardiness of Passiflora Cincinnata, 0 by Clare_CA

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Clare_CA wrote:
Monterey, my P. alata "Ruby Glow" is starting to lose leaves also now that the temperatures are startingt to dip down into the 40's. It doesn't get much colder here than the high 30's. I have mine outside in the ground, and it does die back but not all the way. Yes, I would protect yours from any freezing temperatures. I'm not really a good person to ask about overwintering, but you could purchase a portable greenhouse and set it up outside and keep it heated, or you can bring your vines inside your house and put them by a sunny window. Yes, they need light unless they go dormant. Here's a link to the portable greenhouse that I bought: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnu... It actually looks a little different than the item picture in the link and is much bigger than the dimensions which are given. Here is mine below: