This one is finally gearing up to do a little blooming. Of course, now that it is time to take it in the house.
Passiflora Coccinea
Brugie, don't you just love this passiflora? I got one at a local nursury, and just have been overwhelmed by the growth of this one. I did manage to root some cuttings and plan to root some more - hope all passifloras are easy to root.
Roz, how did you root them. I have had no luck at all so far with this one.
Shirley, I cut off about 6 inches on hard wood, not just the tip, cut off all but the top leaves ( some times i cut the large leaf or leaves in half, sometimes not; doesn't seem to matter), dip the end in rooting hormone, put in sand, cover with a plastic coke bottle , and in about five weeks, it has roots. Forgot to say the sand is very wet, and the container has holes in bottom, with a coffee filter over the holes so all the sand won't sift out. It really will take about five to six weeks to root.
ooohhhh ,I love it!
Glory got me started rooting these; she did it and told me how easy it is.
I think I had this one last year, but it died quickly in the winter even though there was one right next to it that did great. Very pretty Brugie
Brugie do you have that one in a basket? Is it a big plant? I just love those reds. I couldn't help myself and wrote for the Kartuz passiflora list to be sent last night.
Girls, if I can get some more propagated, we should all have one. Mine has nearly over the top of my deck and sprawling all over the place. hummers love it!
Roz, is yours' blooming? These are gorgeous reds.
Double click again.....sorry
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Mine is in the ground with a small trellis behind it. That was my first mistake. Now I have to either cut it back or untangle it to bring it inside. I wouldn't say it is big if you compare it to Incense or Blue Bouquet. But, it would be a big basket full and more than I'd want to try to deal with in a basket. Thanks Roz, I'm going to take some woody cuttings and give them a try.
My passifloras didn't bloom in the ground. I think our soil stays too cold for too long. I had better luck last year with them blooming in pots.
I grow mine all in pots, then let them trail up the white fence, over, around and..... Just wait until I have to bring them all inside, will be unwrapping for days!
I've grown them both ways and for me, the ground is better until time to bring them in. I'm going to be digging in mud now.
Gloria, did you ever get enough rain? Sounds like you might get some of the hurricane leftovers in a few days.
We got less than 2" for 2 months of 90's. We will take all we can get, but please no wind and pouring down rain. My brugs are ALL ready to bloom, finally!!!
To Roz and anybody else in warm butterfly climate. How do you have anything to root? The butterflies lay soooooo many eggs and then the larva chew the flowers,fruit,leaves and stems. It's like have a teenage football team to feed. All of my reds were chewed to the ground and never came back. I started with 14 plants and I now have 4.
ML
The butterflies have definitely eaten a lot of my leaves on my plants - particularly the brugs! I also have butterfly weed that the caterpillers have tatally stipped, as well as the 4o'clocks, and some of the others. So far, the red passion flower is just fine.
That is not a P. coccinea, P. coccinea has unlobed leaves. What you have appears to be P. vitifolia.
Okay Tim, thanks. I have another red that has the unlobed leaves and looks just about like the one above. It must be P. Coccinea then. It isn't blooming yet, but here is a picture of the leaves. Can you tell what it is?
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Mine has the lobed leaves so must be the vitifolia.
I'm not sure, but I think I sent you the cuttings that would be P. Coccinea. Wish I had used older wood though. If they root, you will have them both and can try to get them straight like I'm trying. :-)
The last pic, with single leaf is Coccinea, so glad we found out!!! I have the 3 lobed leaf, Vitifolia!!
Hibiscus, I'll go take more cuttings tomorrow of the Coccinea. Will get you one sooner or later.........
Bless you!!!
Bringing this back up, no need to be ashamed if this is Vitifolia instead of Coccinea, it is just as pretty and might even be easier to start!
what a great last picture you took Brugie
Oh goody,I hqave vitifolia,still waiting for bud's though.I have it in a hanging basket now.....
It should start putting on a show. Mine was loaded until I dug it up today.
Just what we need! FROST, next couple nights, then probably a month more of nice weather. Agghhh...
Took a bunch of cuttings, Gloria, of the P. Coccinea. The real one. Have them in the greenhouse. Will dig the plant tomorrow since we are to get so cold. Probably won't write tonight. Just too tired and getting ready to shut down. Later...........S
I think the tags got mix-up, GLoria sent you P. coccinea and I sent you P. vitifolia. Flowers are so similar.
Take plenty of cuttings, they aren't that hardy. Margaret's P. vitifolia die back last year and came up nice this past spring.
I took a lot of cuttings. Hope at least one makes it.
Thanks Tim.