I thought I'd put up a thread with some recent pictures I've taken.
This 1st picture is Passiflora Lutea, the smallest flower I've ever seen. I literally thought it was a spider when I saw it at 1st glance.
Passion Flower Pictures
Have you ever seen anything like that picture above? I'm still in awe, I guess I should of researched it a little better so I wouldn't of been so suprised, LOL.
This picture is a P. Blue Bouquet flower I found last night on the deck. It's the biggest and most colorful bloom I've seen off this particular plant, it's about 1/2 of an inch bigger in diameter than the majority of blooms.
This is still one of my favorite Passies.
Here is a side shot of the same flower.
This is my first P. Purple Haze Bloom, I didn't get the cut until mid summer so they're a little behind the other. This 1 has made my top 5 list for sure.
Here is a P. Incarnata bloom, this baby is the only 1 I can leave in the ground year around. It is quickly taking over the yard and anything else that stands still long enough to be climbed up.
Here is a picture of the whole plant with a bunch of blooms.
This 1 is Hardy Blue aka P. Caerulea.
It's very common but still a very nice 1 IMO.
P. Lavender Lady is usually the easiest to grow and I think with a little help, it may survive winter. I'm going to try with 1,cover it with grass clippings and cross my fingers.
Here is another P. Blue Bouquet (I think). It is very different than all the other pics. I think the variance maybe due to cool temps and soil differences. I still don't know for sure, I'm guessing.
This is P. Belotti. I can't figure out where I stored all the other full plant pictures. I'll keep digging as I'm missing several other passiflora pics.
Here is P. Morifolia. Another very tiny bloom about twice the size of Lutea. Sadlt the vine is enormous compared to the amount of flowers so I'm not sure it will make the cut.
Ahh here is a Belotti on the vine. My pics are so unorganized!
I have some buds out there that should open today. 2 more passiflora's I've never seen bloom, mybe today is the day. I'll add more ASAP.
Thanks for looking and I'll add more when I find them;)
JD
This last 1 is my dead P. Pura Vida, I lost her:(
Jld, that last one isn't Pura Vida, it looks like Vitifolia.
Mark
Lovely photos, JD!! You have a great collection!!
Carolyn
how's the lutea coming? fruits doing ok?
-Zem
The fruits are shriveling on the vine right now. I have no experience with this passi so I think I'll leave the fruit until it drops. If the inside of this fruit is anything like all my other passiflora's, these seeds must be borderline microscopic(well very very tiny anyhow). The fruit diameter is about the size of a pencil and about twice as long. I think it's going to be a challenge to seperate the seeds from the rest of the fruits insides dua to the tiny size. I'm sure I'll figure it out once I get to it. I'll take pics as I go to share with you all.
Thanks;)
JD
That's a teeny tiny passiflora JD. I love the blue ones.
JD, if you are unable to separate seeds from seedpulp, the trade could be for fruit instead. I wouldn't mind doing the 'dirty work' lol.
-Zem
Thank you JLD. Wow, what a show. Congrats.
Erick
JLD, what a show! Great phtography, too!
JLD, Your passion flowers are amazing! I don't know if you remember me, but you gave me quite a lot of advise back in July (http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/527884/). Unfortunately, I lost my plant but am looking to replace it with something a little hardier. Can you reccommend one or two that I might try that would be a little more forgiving? Thanks, and keep up the nice work! Christina :)
Heya Christina
Yes I remember you and our discussion. Shortly after that time, I planted a bunch of passi's in the ground too. I still don't understand what the heck was happening with those in the ground but they very rarely bloomed. The ones I kept potted bloomed like mad and I can't make any sense of it at all. Well I keep my P. Incarnata's in the ground all year long and they bloom really well and I had 1 very large P. belotti that also did great in the ground. I think that particular belotti was an exceptional plant as it bloomed non stop for 2 years until I left it in the ground this fall. I potted it up for the 1st couple winters where it just kept on blooming non stop. I ended up keeping it in the form of many cuttings and let the parent plant expire.
My conclusion is most of these passi's bloom much more when kept slightly crowded in a pot, maybe even slightly rootbound. The potted passi's put on a lovely show all summer where the blloming plants I put in the ground quickly quit blooming and just grew tons of foliage.
Well I certainly got seriously sidetracked per usual and didn't6 answer your question. LOL I don't recall which passi youy had covering your house but it seemed plenty hardy. Are you looking for one that you can leave in the ground year around? I'd think there are several that could survive in your zone but I don't know which ones off hand. Let me know how you intend on growing/keeping them and I'll ask around. I know there are several passi lovers in your area that would be much more qualified to answer this question. I'd start a new thread with this question as the topic. I maybe able to help by trading or donating some cuttings for you to try. I usually start taking tones of them in late winter and i always end up with many more than I need.
Let me know if you start a new thread, it will just make me insanely envious of your awesome weather and long growing seasons:(
Good luck,JD
Hi,
You just gave me an idea. I'm not sure if this sounds crazy or not, but what if I planted the passi in a pot and then sunk the pot in the ground? Then its roots could get cozy in the pot, but still cover my wall. I guess if I had to, I could always pull the pot out over winter too but I'm hoping not to have to (no room inside!). What do you think? Mine was the same with tons of folliage but very few blooms until it was well established (ironically right before it died, sniff...). I believe the one I had was called ruby glow.
Thanks for any advise you have for me, and for all the past advise! I really appreciate you!
Christina
PS: No need to be envious of our climate. I'm sure it would be really special to live where it gets cold too - I've never had "seasons". :)
Oh man that monster was Ruby Glow?! I've been trying to get that baby for a long time, the pictures I've seen of the flowers put it on my must have list. I was sent a cutting with 2 names on it, I'm hoping its the same. It was tagged "Ruby Glow (P. Alata)" and I have high hopes for this 1. It's still too small/young (I hope anyhow) to bloom so I'm babying it inside over winter.
You have a great idea with the sinking of a potted plant. My wife has been doing that with some tropicals for her shade garden over the last few years and it works great. I'm very glad you brought it up. I put a mini dogwood in the ground like that and I'd forgotten all about it! LOL It was given to me in the heat of summer so I thought it would be best to store it as you described. LOLOL I can't believe I forgot to transplant it, how embarrassing. I guess it will still be there come Spring;)
Your quite welcome for any help I may have been, it's my pleasure.
Jeff
Yes, I'm pretty sure that's what it was. Although zostropz reccommended one called Coral Glow and when I googled it, the photo looked just like what I was calling the Ruby. At least I couldn't tell the difference int he photos. It was a very nice bloom with just a touch of purple in the center. I'm SO sad that it died. My 2 year old neice is really sad that it died too, because it provided her with a summer long hobby of collecting cats for her terrarium. They caccooned up (is that a word?) and soon had the most beautiful butterflies! She was in awe. :)
cnswift,
I have grown coral glow. I haven't got it to flower sized yet and it's a bugger if it gets too hot, dry, or dark. It does beautifully over the winter inside next to a sunny window but outside over the summer, the 80 degree heat seems to literally tear it's leaves to shreds. So, if it's going to get above 80 or so, either mist it or bring it in.
-Zem
We do get hot weather throughout the summer that exceeds 80 degrees. In the heat of the afternoon even now it will register in the high seventies which probably exceeds 80 when you factor in the heat being reflected on the stucco wall. It tends to bake out there. I never had a problem with the heat, it seemed to wither once the temps got too cool. This thing was a monster too, so it would be impossible to bring it in and out. It covered a 15' wall with little tendrils that wrapped on everything. Maybe this is just too fussy for me?