Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Blue Eyed Susan, 0 by LouisianaMark

LouisianaMark wrote:
Yep, that one opened already. MJ is right--Blue Eyed Susan is quite vigorous. One of its parents is P. edulis, which is a large vine itself. Passies are tendril climbing vines, and although they will sprawl on the ground in the wild, that won't work indoors. I'd try to find one of those vine tower thingies for it--one that will fit just inside of a pot. Then you can wrap the shoots around the tower as needed. I'd use a 14 inch diameter pot--that might sound large, but trust me its not. A couple of years ago, my Blue Eyed Susan climbed right up to the top of the 8 foot wall on the side of the house, and then sent laterals along the gutters. Other shoots continued to climb vertically for another 2 feet or so, until it got so top heavy that it toppled over in a strong thunderstorm. It put out a lot of nice blooms, including this double (see below). This is one of my favorite passies!

Mark