Re: Passiflora blooms

Al,
Most Passiflora blooms only last the one day. The secret seems to be in feeding them so that they have a long succession of flowers. In any case, it takes a year or so to get them well established so that there is a good supply of successive buds to develop. We grow P. caerulea in its white form, known here as 'Constance Elliott'. It is hardy to -5deg C, and survives well outside in a position sheltered from the Easterly winds, our coldest. We also grow P. citrina, from Honduras, where it is almost alpine in its origins, and that seems as hardy as the other. The flowers are small, but being lemon yellow, unusual for the genus, they are the more interesting and attractive.

Just now here in Cambridge area, UK, Callistemons, Bottlebrushes are in good flower, along with Nerium oleander, pelargoniums, Abutilons, Gazanias, and the little old Aussie Swan River Daisy.
It is a good time of year for us, as the hardy stuff is past its best, and the Med. and half-hardy plants are coming in.We also have Clerodendrum ugandense, Brugmannsias, Solanum wendlandii and Bomarea hirtella giving wonderful colour at this time.
Never a dull mnoment.

Peter Lewis.

Al R. Krismer wrote:

I bought a Passiflora (passion flower) recently from Logees. Nice blue
and white blooms, but the blooms only last a day. Is this normal for
passiflora?     Al Krismer,       Cincinnati.
 
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