Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Garden #122, 1 by dyzzypyxxy

dyzzypyxxy wrote:
In my experience, Passionvines are pretty short-lived in general. Three or four years is the most I've ever had out of one of mine, then they develop trunk rot and die. I think it's just because they grow so fast when they take off.

My fruiting one, Purple Possum, out on the back fence is on its third year, and is just about done. See how corky the bottom of the trunk is?It still bore a lot of fruit this spring, and is lovely and lush along about 60ft. of the fence. But I'm fully expecting it to die off this winter.

Second pic, Brazilian flame from Rita putting on a lovely show!