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Passion Flower Vines #8681 December 18th, 2002 at 03:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Citrus Heights, CA D Dr. Jayna Junior Member
Dr. Jayna Junior Member D Joined: Dec 2002 Citrus Heights, CA	I live in zone 9 -- I have two vines (supposedly one is male and one is female) --They are quite "leggy" --lots of leaves at the end of a naked length of vine. Should I prune the vines back for the winter (they'll die anyway when cold January comes)? If so, how far back should I prune?

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Re: Passion Flower Vines #8682 December 20th, 2002 at 10:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2002 UK A AlanP Junior Member
AlanP Junior Member A Joined: Dec 2002 UK	Cut the vine hard back, when the new shoots start to come, pinch out the tips after they have grown a bit, this should make for stronger growth towards the bottom of the plant. we have one that is kept in a conservatory her in the UK, but there again I am no expert. By the way, just had a look at your site. Did you get elected? [ December 20, 2002: Message edited by: AlanP ]

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