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May 12th, 2009 at 12:39 PM
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The garden centre told me this vine was an annual, and being in zone 5, that is fine with me. However, from researching this flower, I am not sure as to plant the vine right into my garden, or to plant it in a larger pot, then plant the pot into the garden, as I heard they flower better when their roots are confined. Has anyone done either????? Also, has anyone heard of putting bananas in their soil for needed potassium???
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Sorry, I forgot to say this is the standard Blue Passion flower.
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They're so pretty and it's such a shame they don't thrive through out winters! you can keep them in a large pot and then bring them in during the winter to keep growing or put into dormancy. They will need lots of light and sun if you want to keep them growing through the winter (though they will look unsightly and loose a lot of their leaves). Banana peel buried a few inches from the base of my rose is what I do. Not sure if there is a significant amount of potassium being released, but it won't hurt the plant. Remember that potted plants/containers will dry out faster than the plants that you put in the ground so don't forget to water - sometimes you'll need to every day or even twice a day if it gets too hot. I've been wanting one and I've noticed that they have them for sale all over the place this year for about $20 - much cheaper than last year! There is a type of passionflower that is hardy to z6. I think it's commonly called a maypop. I've never seen one before, but they are available up here - I think Richter's offers them.
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swissmiss,, mine has just bloomed,, I have my in the ground,, But I live in Tx so it will be okay! We have a Another Member,, "Plants-n-pots" that lives in NY and she has her's potted up,, where it stays all year,, I try to direct her here to answer your question,, My bloom as of the other day ~ this is the Blue crown Passion flower
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OK so Diane---when Lynne comes here to tell about potting a passion flower Vine--I will be watching---I LOVE your P F Vine----
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Kennyso..... I paid $19.99 at Van Belle's in Courtice, and am going to try it growing up one pillar of my gazebo. I will check out the other one you suggested though.
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Hi swissmiss - welcome to the friendliest gardening forums on the internet! And thanks Diane, for mentioning my passionflower vine. About 6 years ago I received a 6 inch cutting of a white passionflower vine in a plant swap in Connecticut. It had no leaves and I was rather disappointed at the size of it, as I had been emailing back and forth with the person who brought it for me. I planted it in a small pot at first, and when it started growing like a vine a few months later, I put it in a very large pot and placed it on my front porch. It gets direct morning sun until about 1 p.m. The vine grows tremendously each summer and sometime from August onward I get some white flowers - not very many though I must say. On front porch in Sept. '07 Because I am in zone 6 here, and they are not hardy, I do bring that pot indoors each winter (or I should say my husband does that for me!) It is in a western, setting sun situation indoors but the vine continues to grow. BUT... it is a favorite for our black cat to eat - thankfully it is not poisonous. About mid April, I cut it back severely and then we take it back outside to the front porch around May 15th which is our last frost date. Indoors Nov. '07 Here is a picture that was taken on Oct. 20, '06
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simply beautiful Lynne----
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I don't know what kind mine is. I've never heard of them being annual, around here most complain that they are too invasive. We had an unusual winter and I thought mine dies, which was sad because I just got last year. But I see some new growth towards the bottom so I have hope. My neighbor across the street has a different kind, it's huge and grows over the trellis top to his fence and on down a couple feet. His produces fruit every year. I just love the unusual flowers, and they smell so good.
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I need some advice about my wonderful passion flower vine which I bought about 9 years ago. Every summer it has come back with marvelous and copious flowers. This year, the vine was bare and we thought it had died. BUT, now I have about 5 vines coming up in various places in my lawn. And growing inches every day. My question is: Can I dig these up safely and transplant them back to the very large cement planter where they began? And are there precautions, et al? Any one who has done this, please respond. Thanks
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Welcome, trekker. Yes you can dig them. Make sure you get the full root ball if you can. That will mean you will have some divots in your lawn to fill and repair.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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