Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Have Passiflora "Purple Haze" established cuttings., 0 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
JLD_II

WOW! You sure have provided everyone a lot of information!!!!

I am growing 2 Passifloras for the first time ever. I blew $20 each for my two at my HD. They were in, maybe, 2 gallon pots and fully growing up a 3D trellis of some kind. I got one that was maroon and one that was white with the lavender.

The foliage sure is different on these two! The maroon one is climbing all over my shed roof, but has not produced more than about 3 flowers. WHY????? It is in full morning sun and in a 14"-16" square planter nestled against my shed wall.

The white/lavender one had a pile of buds on it when i bought it, but they all fell off one after the other. I potted this one into a large plastic pot. It gets decent filtered light--but maybe not enough . The foliage on this one is dark green and all different. It is growing Ok, and has sone new vines on it with buds. It has also made new buds along the older vines, but only one of them bloomed. All the others looked OK, then they browned out and fell off. I moved it to more sun today. Maybe it needs a brighter spot.

I live in zone 7a (Baltimore). I have a bunch of questions from you more experienced people:

1. Do they need full sun or filtered?
2. How about watering..Do they like wet or dry?
3. Any favorite fertilizer? Bloom Booster??? General? 20-20-20?
4. Could they POSSIBLY survive the winter here? If I shelter them
and mulch them well. If I decide to leave them outside, should
I cut them back? How far? To the top of the pot???
5. If I bring them indoors, can they go dormant in a dark basement?
6. WHY are they not blooming??????????
7. What time of year should I take cuttings? Softwood? hardwood?
8. Never heard of those cubes! Do any regular nurseries sell them?

$40 is quite an investment!!!! How can I make sure I will have some next year??? I'd hate to lose them!

I also have a suggestion for the domes. Why spend $$$$? The largest Salad bar container would work just as well. Melt some air-holes in the lid with a hot nail for ventilation. Also, some of those high-domed Rotisserie Chicken containers would work. I am just a frugal soul!!!! VERY resourceful! I like "dirt cheap" stuff.....

Thanks for any help you all can give me. I will be watching this thread daily from now on.

Thanks, Gita

Here's a picture of the maroon one up my shed. the plant in front is one of my 6 Brugs: