They are finally blooming! This is Actinea
Passiflora Shots
This is Victoria
And caerulea with a Female Carpenter Bee.
I've never tried growing these plants. They are beautiful!!! Really cool bee shot!!
Debbie
Very nice pictures. My passies are only a couple of inches tall. Can't wait until they start blooming.
Rich, your photography is incredible. I am lucky to not have a blurr for a photo.
I'm just green here.
Molly
:^)))
I dont have any passiflora yet, but sure do have my eye on a few. Does anyone grow theirs in containers or do most people do it in the ground and let it crawl up a fence? I have a weak fence and hesitate letting a plant use it for support until we can replace it. So I was thinking if I got one I could try it in a pot and use a trellis or bamboo stakes. Any ideas or comments?
I grew two Passis for the first time last year. Bought them at my HD for $20 each. OUCH! I had a "Clear Sky" and a "Lady Margaret". Well! SHE climbed all over my shed, sprawling left and right!
LM has small, but very pretty blooms. I tried to take cuttings last fall. I also shred some with a fellow DG'er "Up Norht". Mine did OK all Fall and early winter, but then petered out. So, I have none! The "Clear Sky" cuttings fared better. Several survived and are now growing in the same area I had the LM in. It will be interesting to see just how far this one climbs.
I posted a lot of pics last year, but will share some with you again. New season--new people.
Gita
This is a shot of LM climbing on my shed. Big leaves in front is one of my Brugs.
Here's another angle of the same.
Same vine--now turning the corner and crawling all over my outdoor thermometer.
Last one.....late in fall. Took this on Nov. 16th shortly before ripping uo the whole plant.
A nise close-up and farewell to my Lady.
Gita, your Lady was sooooo pretty. It looks like it gave you a spectacular show. Thanks so much for sharing your pics....I am new and do appreciate you sharing. There are so many different kinds of passiflora's, how do I choose which variety to get? I guess price and availability could be one deciding factor, but if I mail order........I can't decide, there are so many that look so striking. Will you please share a pic of your Clear Sky when you get blooms? Is that the one with all white blooms? hmmm......I am off to plantfiles.
Again, beautiful vine you had there!
Ms_merae: Passiflora was/is my "gateway vine." I just started out with one, and it did so well that I got brave and ventured in to other things. You can grow them in a container, but keep an eye on the bottom of the pot. I brought one home and set it down on the ground in the cheap plastic container from the nursery. The next year we tried to move it and a THICK root had burst through the bottom and straight into the ground- we had to cut it, which scared me, but after a couple of weeks it was up and running again. It's a great vine that grows very quickly; enjoy!
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Do passifloras prefer to be on the dry side? I have a white one I grew from seeds from Costa Rica. The vine is huge and about 3 years old now, but has not bloomed. It gets sun from about noon on. Another vine getting less sun, grown fromt he same seed batch is starting to produce flowers. As a matter of fact it is adjacent to the large one that has grown into the tree. I am wondering if they are getting too much water. The roots are in shady areas. I don/t intentionally water them- they just get watered when I am watering everything else and when it rains. Probably needs all day sun ?
Rj
try some liquid Kelp, RJ.........I have a rain barrel, which has a tap at the bottom...........feed my old roses, clematis, .............the end result is oodles of flowers!! Elaine
Thanks Elaine- I have that...and also a rain barrell. Often times we have the things needed, just missing the knowledge!! Do they like to be dry? Or average watering.. It is very hot here 90F everyday, not dipping below 70 at night.
Rj
Finally have some blooms. It's not as nice as the ones with colours, but a passion is always interesting. thanks for the advice.
late bloomer...............
You are right about the passiflora, they are pretty know matter what the color.
Great pictures. and beauties if I may sayso.
calvin
Here is my passaflora Incarnata in profile.
Another shot-same flower the first just looks blue due to the lighting.
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