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

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  • Hi @Slow-worm; bless you, I can imagine you were really chuffed to see your passion flower again, especially after you thought it was a gonner!  As far as I can tell mine is a standard one so yes, fingers crossed, it'll soon be back.  And next time I shall supervise husband in the garden!!!!!!   :D .  Thank you ever so for your kind messages.  :) 
  • Hi @Ergates; thank you for your reply.  That sounds encouraging for mine too, thank you.  And I won't be so annoyed with my husband!  :  You've done well to get all three of your cuttings to shoot and I'm sure they'll thrive.  Yes, I agree, passion flowers look almost too exotic for UK climes to be so sturdy!  Thank you.  :)

  • Hello all

    Since you are discussing passion flowers, I have some questions for you. 

    I have a passion flower covering a big trellis at the front of my garden. It has become quite densely wrapped this year and so im going to cut it back during the winter. 

    But there are a few characteristics that I've noticed. The flowers are quite sparse. There's a lot of green for not many flowers. I have a few fruits, maybe 5, that appear to be ripening. They were green until about a week ago, but now they have gone orange. But very few of them. There have been lots of what look like empty flower buds. Small round packages, that one would hope would open to express a flower but are empty and just fall off. 

    Is anyone able to share some insights on what is going on here? Why so few flowers and fruits?  What are the little empty things? Any tips for when I cut it back?  Can I eat the fruits?

    Thanks in advance, Ian




  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    One of my cuttings. It was just a long tendril my daughter cut from the plant on the front of her house. I wasn’t expecting all the cut ends to develop roots.

  • It sounds like P cerulea - one of the hardiest P's .  The edible ones are P edulis - smaller flowers and not quite so showy.  The fruits are a pale green which if pollinated byhand or insect - eventually ripen to black/dark purple in October/November.  The skin is hard ( bit like a shell ). These are best grown undercover here.
  • @Ergates; ah yes, I see...apologies for my misunderstanding.  Gosh yes, there's definitely some rooting action going on there; what a nice surprise!  Thank you.  :)
  • Hi @Icstanton; I'm afraid I don't know anything about passion flowers (including mine!).  It may be worth posting a fresh post (but I'm happy if anyone answers you on my thread! :) ).  I very much hope your question is resolved, either way.  Thank you.  :)
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