Here we go Clare,doing a test so we will know which way may be the best way tp propagate those difficult passion vines.
This is the long fingered passion vine that might be the bat vine one,Coriacea.Several pictures to follow.
First is the air bubbling styafoam rooting in water test,covered with a plastic bag.
Next is the vine in a blown bag,also trying one not blown and one with 2 plastic cups.
Then jar of water in a plastic laundry tub with water and other water loving plants.
Now covered with plastic
Now for the plastic blown air bag.
Jar of water
Now jar of water in laundry tub for extra humidity
This is so funny because I'm doing the exact same thing at my house except I don't have the air-bubbling styrafoam method. I've got the jar of water, the covered jar of water, the jar of water in a tub of water, and the jar of water in the sealed plastic method. Ready, set, go! I'll go take some pictures of mine, and we'll keep track of our progress! Oh, I also have a Passiflora cutting in soil, covered by a plastic bag method!
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Can't wait to see how this turns out. I have no luck rooting passiflora in water except for P. Belotti.
Clare,You've been reading my mind!!!!
Doing the same test will give us a control base so to speak
and being in different parts of the country,if every thing works out the same it can be done anywhere in the country.
Well I hope somebody finds out what that long finger passion vine is.I keep searching,but haven't found out anything new.
Wow what a way to start out the new year,running tests ,will know the starting date for sure!!
Brugie,yep I'm all excited too,to know how this test comes out!
Okay, here are my test subjects. In the first picture, I have all the different methods. The cuttings in front are fresh cut Passiflora Alata "Ruby Glow" for you, Don, if they root.
Yes, you're right that it's a good day to start things because you will remember the date. I'm going to plant a bunch of seeds tomorrow too.
I'm going to keep my cuttings indoors in the kitchen for now.
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These are mostly Brug cuttings, but one of them is a partially rooted Passiflora cutting in soil. This Passiflora started developing roots in water with the plastic cup over it.
This is all of them together, including the new P. Alata "Ruby Glow."
In the first picture of mine, the one on the far left is a Passiflora cutting in a jar of water, sitting in a tub of water, with a plastic covering over the first jar. I think that one is the most promising.
Wow Clare,things look great!
And you can't go wrong with Sara Lee,cause you know everybody loves Sara Lee!!!LOL!
So excited won't be able to sleep tonite!!!
By any chance you get HGTV?
After the rose parade there gonna have the new show of Giant
plants,shows the victoria water lilly,man is those leaves huge!
Happy new year to you,look forward to next year tests together!
LOL! Your test subjects look so much more sophisticated than mine. Tell me what are you using to inflate the one bag? The pumped air one is really exciting. Are you pumping air all the time or just every so often?
I'll check to see if we get HGTV. I can't believe that I don't know if we have it!
Happy New Year to you too, Don. I look forward to our results too!
Clare,my wife calls me an old blowhard,Put the bag around my lips and blew!,good thing I quit smoking 10yrs ago!!LOL!
Good for you, Don. I quit smoking about ten years ago too. Of course, I used to be thin! I traded a nicotine addiction for a weight problem! LOL!
LOL!!!Your not telling me anything!!!LOL!
Oh, well, Don. At least we'll live longer:-)
Yes!Thats what I'm counting on!Lot more tropicals to try before going to Big garden in the sky!
I sure hope you have good luck on finding out witch method works best.......I have tried water, and soil and so far out of about 10 cuttings have only succed (barley) with 2...and these may still croak....
I don't have good luck rooting these either....
Dee
Hi Dee,
Me either,and there has to be a easier and better way,will let you know the results will post here!
I will keep watch on this thread and try some experiments on my own to. The Passiflorias are one of my favorites and I am trying to get more by learning to root them successfully.
I just planted some seeds several weeks ago I got from Tim and hopefully they will sprout for me before tooo long. I know some can take up to a year to sprout so I will be a patient as I can in the waiting and caring for empty pots...LOL..
I just lost a real beauty called Semanii, but not to rooting but to my neighbors dogs. I will be looking for it again.....
Dee
Hi Dee,
Sorry to hear you lost your Semanii,yes its a beauty.
First time attempt germinating passiflora seed I got from Clare,Morifolia passiflora seeds,took a couple weeks or so but there and growing fine.
Let us know your results as well from your test.
Here's a pic of the morifolia seeds that has germinated.
Those seedlings look wonderful. What is the one above the seedlings post? Pretty cool looking.
hopefully these url's can help with ur venture of trying to root passiflora cutting and seed germination ... http://www.passionflow.co.uk/cuts1.htm , http://www.floridata.com/ref/p/pass_cae.cfm , http://www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/hortfacts/hf708006.htm
good luck!!!
Hi Brugie,
Thats a pic of Semanii,the passiflora Dee lost from a neighbors dog,very pretty flower!
Thanks MaVierose,those links were most interesting.
Never knew they grow passion vines like a grape vineyard.
neither have i Don. here is another interesting reading on passiflora http://www.stevenfoster.com/education/monograph/pflower.html
this is what i enjoy about searching for answer/s on people's dilemma. i learned more as i researched in the process :).
edited to add more link/s http://www.justgardeners.com/hrsc/articles/art_passion_flowers.html , http://www.easyfruit.co.uk/passiflora/ , http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/giant_granadilla.html
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Thanks again MaVieRose,
These are most interesting,what amazes me more is how many people in the UK and Europe,Holland Denmark and Finland gow these tropical vines,also New Zealand having vineyards of them,commercialy grown produce.Seems more so than in the USA,or am I just not hearing about them being grown commerically In the USA.The fruit I get on my maypops are not very tasty here,so I'm asuming there must be different varieties that are tasty.
it is always a pleasure to give a helping hand Don. personally, i have not grown passifloras. when i used to lived in Los Angeles, they grew wildly in my backyard.
if not mistaken the passion fruit that is edible is passiflora edulis. the fryuit has a nice taste and i love it.
am sure there are lots of commercial grower out there, i just have not come across then as yet. when i have more time, i will look into it.
Hi Everyone! Thanks for all the great links! Don, that Passiflora is so beautiful. Does it have a pleasant fragrance?
I am sad to report that my Passiflora Macrocarpa has taken a turn for the worse. I repotted it really late this past summer, and it did not reestablish itself before the cold weather hit. One stem started to die back but the brown traveled to the main stem. I quickly took cuttings from the top green part so I hope to be able to root them so I don't entirely lose my plant. The roots still look pretty healthy so maybe it will grow back from the roots in the spring. All that is left now is a brown stem. This link indicates that the foliage is often killed in winter:
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Passifloraceae/Passiflora_quadrangularis.html
Another method I am trying is layering in the soil outside. I have buried a stem of my P. Amethystina hybrid and will dig it up in the spring if not sooner.
Clare thats a pic off a photo gallery of the passie Dee lost,I don't if its fragrant or not,sorry to here about your passie dying,hopefully your cuttings will make it thru alright,its so warm here today I'm out having to water outside being its so dry here,just walk inot the greenhouse and the smell of passiflora curaela is so sweet smelling,I can sniff sniff sniff!!!!
Didn't MaVierose find some kool Links!!!
list of edible passion fruit http://www.crfg.org/fg/xref/xref-p.html#passiflora_edulis_var_flavicarpa_x_p_edulis
Thanks again MaVieRose,wish I could grow them and see for myself which are the best tasting!!!!LOL!
sorry cannot answer that question Don. ur tastebud differs from mine. u simple got to taste to what appeal to u. try sample some of what is being sold in the stores.
i guess i will have to do the same to be able to have a start of passies in my yard for this year, since most of the sites suggested fresh seeds to begin a new plant.
My P. Edulis is the purple-flowered variety and didn't taste like much to me. There is not much "fruit" there, just the seeds surrounded by a gel-like substance.
Your so right,if only they would sell them in the stores here!!Being in the middle of the country they seldom get to here.Altho I have seen them in the past,but would have to take out a loan if I was too buy very many!!LOL!
Clare the fruit looks better than the taste!!!LOL!
I have one other paasie,I recieved in a trade but almost lost it when I brought it in for the winter,drop all its leaves,but has come back beautiful,any Ideas????
This baby is quite the bloomer,just can't get it to set fruit!This one has bloomed about everyday since I brought
it inside for the winter,and a very nice fragrance,similar to wintergreen gum.
Awesome pictures, Don. The first one has fantastic-looking shiny leaves. Wow! It certainly is beautiful. I've never seen one before with super shiny leaves like that. I can't wait for it to bloom this summer so we can find out what it is.
Hello...I managed seeds from the R R's...they were not named seeds...well they have grown outside all summer...very very nice looking vine...They are in a big pot..about 5 vines growing...Beautiful shiny leaves..nice shaped and vain...but.......No flowers...not one...We are zone 5...but...how much sun does it have to have..to bloom...? We have bought in into our sun room...and it is still doing very well...the leaves are very very pretty...But I sure would like to see it bloom...When I put it out in the spring....??????? Will it bloom...? thanks for your help..I know this thread was more about prog. Hope my slipping in is not bad....thanks if it is just say so...heheheh....smiles...
Diana
