Passion flowers

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• Subject: Passion flowers
• From: H* G* <h*@spicer.com>
• Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 09:31:09 -0400

Last spring I asked for help on starting and growing passion flowers and
received lots of help.  Since Kathy is asking how to overwinter them, I'll
repost pieces that I thought were relevent:

Diana said:
I live in zone 5 Michigan and have grown passion vine outside against a
south wall for the past 10 years.   <snip>  Don't be too sure it wouldn't be
hardy for you to.

Anita said:
My mom used to grow passiflora.  Its not hardy here in Minnesota either -
she used to grow it outside then slip it and root the slips over winter in
the house.  

Judy said:
Passiflora incarnata is not hardy in N. Dakota (zone 5?), so where you are,
I would grow it indoors in a large pot with a trellis until you are sure of
no frost and then put the pot outside & leave it outside all summer, prune,
bring it back indoors for winter.  It does have to go through a dormant
period so I would keep it cool (50 degrees F) and gently water once a month

Steve said:
A kitchen windowsill is perfect, not too hot or cold.
(Steve recommended growing it indoors year round if you have room for a
trellis. Steve also told me that sometimes it dies down to ground level and
comes back from the roots, so I bet a severe pruning wouldn't hurt anything.
I was told to always get your worst enemy to do your pruning for you).

        Heather

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