found these earlier this summer and became hooked :-) Good thing too cause my horses have eaten any others I've found down to nubs. I have about 5 or 6 of these I transplanted into pots and this is the first one that bloomed today. yeah! Can someone tell me what this one's called please?
Also, can I bring these inside to continue to grow and flower over the winter, or do they need to die back in the winter?
Thanks!
It's a passiflora, also called passionflower, also called maypop vine. I have some and love them - they are a host plant for Gulf Frittilary butterflies as well as being beautiful. In zone 8b, mine are attached to large trees and can't be brought in and only partially froze back. Ones I had in pots, which I brought in for every freeze, made it through the winter.
Thanks Budbloom :-) I knew it was a passiflora, I was just wondering which variety. I figured it has to be a pretty common one since it was just growing wild, but didn't see it in plant files. I have 8 (just went to count) in pots from the pasture. I guess I will try half of them inside over the winter and leave the other half out and see how they do.
Thanks,
Kristen
P Beloti
I had assumed that it was a maypop, but I'm no expert whatsoever. Tried to find Beloti, but apparently the spelling is Belotti: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/17264/
yup
Nope, sorry - it's a P. incarnata (what do I win, huh? Huh?).
They are root hardy, DD - but I would bet if your pots freeze, they might, too. I think your system is best, try it out!
I was thinking it was 'Incense'. that is what the one looked like that I found at the vet clinic where I work.
If it is incarnata or maypop, and planted in the ground, they will return in zone 6. Mine have survived temperatures down to 0 degrees without any problems.
Krowten, what zone are you in?
I used to be zone 5, but the zone now appears to be zone 6. I guess the continental drift speeded up or global warming is getting harder to ignore. Last winter we did not get below 0 degrees, but typically we'll get down to -10 or better at least for a few days. Seriously, I'm expecting yet a warmer winter than last year.
we have several of the Maypop passiflora and just brought them inside for the winter. What has to be done to them over the winter. do we cut them back(some are over 12ft long) and how much do we water them. They are down in our basement. we are zone 5 in New York state. Thanks for any help.
ramundo,
How cold does it get in your basement? Unless they are kept warm and well lighted, Maypops will die back to the roots and go dormant. If it will be cold enough to keep them dormant, then cut them back completely. Since there will be no leaves, they will not need any water and do best if kept dry. If the soil becomes extremely dessicated, you may want to give them a slight watering a few times over the winter, but don't over do it.
Hal
Mmm - pretty picture! Now if you could just add the leaves, take out the hose .... lol!
Nice comparison - thanks!
Yes, it does help...Makes me want them all:-) Thanks!
Bev
bottom one is mine :-)
I left one pot outside as it was just too covered in ants for some reason. It was the one most covered with gf cat's too. The one's inside so far seem ok. One somehow appears to have dried out too much and is crispy now which I don't understand. I water them all at the same time and they are all next to each other so get the same light/airflow. Set it in the sink and soaked it this morning so hoping it comes back. The others have had a few yellow leaves here and there so I moved them out of the sunroom and into the house. Sunroom does get to low 50's overnight at times. One of the one's in the house has a huge gf cat on it that just pupated. Have to go over and hit the butterfly forum I guess to find out what to do with a butterfly that's probably going to hatch sometime in Dec.
