I have 2 passion vines in pots. One of them outgrew its pot. It
needed daily watering and when I got it out of the pot, the roots have
taken up the whole pot (but not wrapped around the bottom and out the
drainage holes). I loosened the rootball and put it into a bigger pot
about 2-3 weeks ago with potting soil with added peat and Soil Buster.
It seemed fine until this past weekend. Now the big leaves are
falling off, the remaining leaves are droopy and changing color from
the usual deep green (healthy) to having a bronze tinge over the
entire surface. I think the leaves are headed for yellow and death.
What can I do to save it? Is it just having re-potting shock and will
get over it, or is something more serious happening?
The other vine that I also repotted looks OK so far.
passiflora sick - need advice
lol karma....I'll call you.
If you have p. incarnata that I sent you then it is probably going thryu the transplant shock. When I first lift them and repot alot of times they do this and then come back ok. These are quite hardy here in ga and we plant them outside and they over winter just fine. The roots dig in and grow about a foot below the surface.
good luck with your vine.
pebble Tim told me that they don't like rich soil - do you think your fertilizer might have caused the problem? Did it burn the roots? I'm no expert and just started growing passifloras but I'm sure Karma or Tim will come to your aid.