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Sacha[_1_] · 02-10-2006, 04:23 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 2/10/06 14:23, in article , "ned"
wrote:

"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
...
In article , Nick Maclaren
writes
Er, which Passiflora?

I was assuming it was the caerula because it was a present from a
grandchild, Nick. I know many people who say theirs gets through the
winter unscathed.

Yes, that's the one Janet.
Well, the label reads 'caerulea' but, hell, I had always thought it
was cerulea (after cerulean blue) - which I do understand is derived
from the Latin 'caeruleus'.
:-))

That's the only one that is anything like reliably hardy in this country but
in colder areas, it will still get killed by frost. You could try mulching
the roots with a pile of compost or leaves held down with stones, if you
live in a very frosty area.
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