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Passion flower cut right back to the ground...at the wrong time?

linzijayne74linzijayne74 Posts: 198
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Hi.  We recently moved to a property and inherited a lovely passion flower in the back garden.  The property had been unoccupied for quite some time and as such, the passion flower was very overgrown.  Yesterday my husband cut it right back (without asking me first; I'm absolutely fuming about it but that's another matter).  I don't know anything about them but now I'm concerned he's a) cut it back too harshly; b) at the incorrect time of the year and c) whether it's going to survive?!  It faces south if that's any help in the matter.  I'd be most grateful for your thoughts, please and thank you.  :)
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  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    They are extremely tough so I expect yours will recover. Have a look round, too. They often produce lots of seedlings so you could rescue a couple to be on the safe side.
    There's  something about 'a good tidy-up' that brings out the very worst in men....
  • linzijayne74linzijayne74 Posts: 198
    Hi @Posy; thank you for your reply.  I will definitely have a look for some seedlings, thank you...that may be all that's left?!  You have given me some reassurance in advising that they're tough; I just hope mine is tough enough.  I'm so annoyed with my husband, I can't tell you!  It had better recover, for his sake!  I'm sure it will but as I say, I don't know anything about passion flowers, so I thought I'd ask more knowledgeable people than myself on here.  Many thanks for taking the time out to reply.  :)
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    You are most welcome! Give it plenty of time to show signs of recovery.
  • RoddersUKRoddersUK Posts: 537
    I wanted mine gone, cut down, regrown. Kept cutting, sprout up elsewhere.....
    I'm sure yours will be fine!
  • ShepherdsBarnShepherdsBarn Posts: 401
    Yes, don't give your husband too hard a time ... I am sure it will be fine! Ours have never produced any seedlings but lots of runners. We moved an overgrown passionflower from the polytunnel to the garden a few months ago, it is thriving - and we have since found more, from the runners, trying to re-claim the polytunnel! They really are quite hardy. 😊
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    It depends what species of Passion Flower it is. There are some that are not very hardy and quite delicate. Hopefully it is not one of those.
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  • linzijayne74linzijayne74 Posts: 198
    Thank you @Posy; I will definitely give it some time and I'll monitor its progress carefully.  Thank you again.  :)

  • linzijayne74linzijayne74 Posts: 198
    Hi @RoddersUK; thank you for your reply.  Heeeheee, yours sounds very stubborn and clearly wants to stay around!  It's encouraging to hear that they're generally pretty tough; I dearly hope mine is too.  Thank you.  :)
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I've been cutting mine to the ground since I moved here 11 years ago, and it's still popping back up >:)
    Devon.
  • linzijayne74linzijayne74 Posts: 198
    Hi @ShepherdsBarn; many thanks for your reply.  I shall keep an eye out for runners (as well as seedlings) and it sounds as though they're generally wily!  I'm sure mine will prove to be so too.  Thank you very much for your reply.  :)

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