I am assuming your plant is Passiflora caerulea or Blue passion flower, which is the only the Passion flower which will grow in UK. I had one when I lived in England. Here in Brazil we have a choice of about 100!
In general you shouldn't prune in midsummer. The reason why your plant is not doing very well is probably due to the rotten Summer ( I gather). It may flower later if the Autumn is good. They are Brazilian remember - hot, sunny weather!
I grow a number of varieties and hardly prune them at all. They are are very wild and rampant plants. It's best not to try and tame them. I tidy mine in the winter, as I did in UK. Cut back any obviously dead bits but otherwise leave it alone.
Hi there, yes it is the cerulean. Could be the weather here. It did well last year. I trimmed dead parts in February. I'll leave it till winter again. Thanks again. Gordon.
Mine is rampant too- suckers pop up miles away from the main plant and it's roots are thick and far reaching. I hope it does not damage the house foundations being only about 6 foot from the house. I cut mine back to about 4 foot every March and by August it is gigantic but lovely with its flowers and the bees love it too.
Mine has a few flowers but quite straggley. Thinking of digging up and moving to a better part of garden. Just now it's in a shallow planter. I think that's the problem. Poor soil.
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I am assuming your plant is Passiflora caerulea or Blue passion flower, which is the only the Passion flower which will grow in UK. I had one when I lived in England. Here in Brazil we have a choice of about 100!
In general you shouldn't prune in midsummer. The reason why your plant is not doing very well is probably due to the rotten Summer ( I gather). It may flower later if the Autumn is good. They are Brazilian remember - hot, sunny weather!
I grow a number of varieties and hardly prune them at all. They are are very wild and rampant plants. It's best not to try and tame them. I tidy mine in the winter, as I did in UK. Cut back any obviously dead bits but otherwise leave it alone.
Good luck - boa sorte!
Ian
Hi there, yes it is the cerulean. Could be the weather here. It did well last year. I trimmed dead parts in February. I'll leave it till winter again. Thanks again. Gordon.
There are lots of passion flowers which will happily grow in UK. Some are a bit more tender than others it has to be said.
I cut mine to the ground whenever I see it. Mine became a total thug, smothering everything around it so , for the past 3 years it's been war.
Mine is rampant too- suckers pop up miles away from the main plant and it's roots are thick and far reaching. I hope it does not damage the house foundations being only about 6 foot from the house. I cut mine back to about 4 foot every March and by August it is gigantic but lovely with its flowers and the bees love it too.
Mine has a few flowers but quite straggley. Thinking of digging up and moving to a better part of garden. Just now it's in a shallow planter. I think that's the problem. Poor soil.