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My passion flower plant doesnot look very good at all. It is planted in the garden (clay soil) and it was fine all through the winter but now the leaves are going brown at the ends as well as the ends of some of the stems. It's about 3 years old and flowered for the first time last summer. My Dad grew it from seed especially for me so I don't want to lose it. What should I do?
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They usually like to be very wet Lesley. This weather won't help, but try and keep the soil moist. I've seen them grow in almost boggy conditions. We had one in clay soil so that shouldn't be the problem.Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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Oh..... I have struggled on with one on the south side of house in sandy soil for five years, I bought it at Colombia rd. Always assumed it liked it hot, but its never been happy!!...thanks Flum, live and learn eh!Comment
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Similar needs to clematis, i.e. cool damp roots, head in the sun. South facing wall or fence is ideal as long as you can keep the roots cool. I've had one in a big bucket for two years on my patio, but I've now planted it into the border - one big hole to dig!! I was a bit worried that I'd killed it, but over the last week or so it has started producing new shoots.Comment
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Brown edges to the leaves sounds like wind or cold damage, LJ. Mine loses most of it's leaves during the winter, and re-grows the next year, similar to clematis. My brother lives in South Devon, and his passionflower is more or less evergreen. Depends on the climate where you live, I thinkComment
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Mine is growing in the greenhouse and I have noticed too Lesley that a number of leaves at the bottom of the plant have gone brown at the ends of the leaves, which has then progressed to the rest of the leaf. I have carefully removed these. Hope I have done the right thing.
The top of the plant looks very healthy. But very interesting to hear it needs damp, so I've given it a bit more water these last few days. I put some largish chunks of gravel on the top of the pot, rather than pea shingle, so hopefully that should help to keep the roots cool.
So looking forward to it flowering - I've never grown one before. This will be its second year - will it flower this year do you think?~
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What does a flower bud look like Lesley? Only I've got quite a few mauvish bud like bits at the ends of the new growth this year.~
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Those are probably leaf buds Jennie, the flower buds look like smooth versions of a clematis flower bud.
I can't think why your plant is ailing LJ, mine seem to have sailed through in the wind tunnel I call my side way! The main plant is in a very narrow raised bed (no more than 9" wide) which is made by the retaining wall which separates my neighbours garden from mine. The only thing I can think of is have you had an air frost recently?
Given that once it is established getting rid of a passion flower plant requires a nuclear bomb I somehow doubt that you have much to worry about. I grew mine from seed 3 years ago and as with yours it is very special but it was trying to strangle the apple tree so I had to move it - there are still suckers comming up one year later beside the apple tree!
TerryLast edited by TPeers; 10-05-2007, 10:31 PM.The weeks and the years are fine. It's the days I can't cope with!
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Crikey Terry! I'm getting worried about it taking over the greenhouse now!~
Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
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This is very true - you will get the most wonderful display! And, as a bonus it might set fruit. I grow mine as an ornamental but I believe that all the passion flowers have edible fruit.
No doubt someone will now tell me off!
TerryThe weeks and the years are fine. It's the days I can't cope with!Comment
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They can in exceptional years Lesley. I've never had any myself but a friend's neighbour (still with me?) had a few dozen on their back fence one year. Ripened too. I think if you want to be sure of fruit you need passiflora edule not the usual p caerulea.Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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How does it propogate then? Other than straggle hold runners.... That would only be a clone, there must be a 'sexual' propogation method.The weeks and the years are fine. It's the days I can't cope with!Comment
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Which answeres my question, thanks Flum!The weeks and the years are fine. It's the days I can't cope with!Comment
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