I have 2 in five gallon pots. Look dead as the proverbial "door nail" -----
Any hope?
Plantfiles say it should do OK here! Monrovia tag says otherwise... whom to believe???
Steve
This message was edited Mar 11, 2005 12:51 AM
PASSIFLORA VITIFOLIA
I am in 8b and mine dies down to the ground but comes back each year. Slower growing than incarnata, getting it to bloom before seasons over is a bit of a challenge.
Mine look VERY dead. I'll pray & cross all my toes and fingers!
I lost mine in the 26* freak weather we had at Christmas, so I bought another one in a gallon pot to replace it. I know Roz(in Miss) has them and her's come back most of the time. I think mine was too little to survive.
If we got as low as 26* it was NOT for more than a few hours. We are close to the ocean which protects us quite a bit. And mine is in 5 or 3 gallon pot.
Mine is dead . I think I may get a 1 gal and maybe even grow it as a annual, or keep it close to the house. I got a Coral Glow it will survive, and supposeably will bloom even with the sun being hot here. My Coral Seas can take the cold but doesn't do well in the summer heat we will see. I loved my Vitafolia.
Here on PlantFiles it says it should do fine in my Z9.
But Monrovia says: http://www.monrovia.com/PlantInf.nsf/All+Plants?SearchView&Query=PASSIFLORA+AND+VITIFOLIA
I spent a bundle on 2 5 gallon sizes. Bummer.
rylaff ---
How cold does it get there in Z 8b?
Hmmmm. I honestly don't know. I've read where this is supposedly the hardiest of the red Passifloras. Mine does fine here in San Diego. I planted it out of a 5-gallon pot about 4 years ago or so and it is quite large now. I cut it back two years ago when I painted the house and it grew back quite fast. I also have planted with it a Thunbergia mysorensis because the Passiflora vitifolia gets leggy at the base. I have to cut both of them back quite frequently because they are strong growers. The P. vitifolia is just starting to set blooms again and the T. mysorensis has been blooming for the last month or two.
My suggestion--if you think you are in a borderline zone--plant them in the ground in the Spring somewhere on the sunny side of the house. Passiflora vitifolia can take a fair amount of heat in my experience. If you can get its root down far enough and get a fairly substantial size plant before next winter, you should have a good chance.
Actually, that's the way I do it with all my tropical vines. The Petrea volubilis that I posted earlier in the Vines and Climbers forum was started last year at this time. When it started growth, I gave it a lot of water and fertilized it a lot until fall. It's up against the sunny side of the garage and is doing fabulous.
I think you can fudge on some of these so-called limits if you plant them at the right time and in the right place.
-Ron-
THX for the info, Ron...
I live in the Redwood Mtns and get almost NO direct sun in the winter. But I have other p that are doing well. But it took a while for them to get established. I wonder if p.v. is more cold sensitive? One other p did revive from roots in the soil... I had given up on it and forgot about it. Then, low & behold I saw some shoots. Babied them along and now it's it decent shape!
Will have to wait and see.
THX again...
Steve
No wonder I have had such a hard time getting this 1 to bloom! It doesn't like my short growing season nor the 100F summer heat at all. I put 1 in full sun and it was very weak all season. It was weak when it was given to me but I thought for sure I'd get it to come around. I was very wrong, I wonder if coccinea has the same characteristics as vitafolia? I haven't had good luck with either o these red Passie's darnit.
be patient
i have high summer heat too
and several of my p.'s took 2 yrs 2 get it rite
JLD,
Passiflora vitifolia is more forgiving on all accounts. P. coccinea is even difficult here outside. It is both more heat- and cold-INTOLERANT.
-Ron-
I've killed quite a few coccineas. They seemed fussier than vitifolia. JLD, do you have a greenhouse? My P. vitifolia used to live in the greenhouse in TN year round and did fine(it had a shade cloth covering in summer)
My took full sun and some shade105+ but not the cold. I got a new Vitifolia from Hirt nursery in Ohio. Right to my door in 3 days. only $3.99 shipping for 3 plants.one is an Edulis that is deciduous and can take the cold but loses it's leaves like my Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle
Does Hirt Nursery have an email addy? I live in Ohio.
Here's their web site: http://www.hirts.com/cgi-local/catalog.cgi?cat=1,
Thank you Kay.