Tropicals & Tender Perennials: passiflora in pots, 1 by ErickMN

ErickMN wrote:
Marie,

I grow a couple dozen different Passifloras, all of them in pots. There's a slim possibility that P. incarnata may be able to get through our winters with heavy mulching, but otherwise I can't grow a single Passiflora in the ground. But I don't let that stop me from enjoying them.

I grow nearly all of my Passifloras in 8" clay pots. For a trellis, I make a double ring out of two wire hangers and some wire. Once every couple weeks, I do a quick clean up by removing any dead leaves and wrapping new growth into the ring. Below is a picture of P. citrina that I have grown in this way. It pretty much blooms year round in a bright window.

For soil, I use whatever is on sale at Menard's or Home Depot (as long as it is decent quality). I don't fertilize my Passifloras often, but when I do, I use a basic 20-20-20 (Peter's, for example).

Erick