Passion Flower vine -- do you deadhead the flowers?
 

I finally broke down and bought myself a bright red Passion Flower vine even
though I know nothing about them. I was deadheading the spent flowers today
when it occured to me that perhaps I should ask if that was the right thing
to do. I realized that sometimes new flowers grow where old flowers were so
I stopped after three.

Also, it's outside for the summer but I don't have any southern exposure
windows for winter light. Can I successfully use artifical light to
suppliment the ample west light I get?

Any advice will be appreciated.

I deadhead. I leave a cutting in a southfacing basement window all
winter. It doesn't grow very much but it survives OK.
Ben
Kingston Ontario

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I deadhead. I leave a cutting in a southfacing basement window all
winter. It doesn't grow very much but it survives OK.
Ben
Kingston Ontario

I finally found a good reference to the Passion Flower in a herb book last
night (I had no idea that's where I should look for it -- duh!) and it said
it actually grows a fruit. Have you ever tried it? The book said it was
rather tasty.

Also, have you ever tried wintering the vine outside? The book said it has
to be mulched well to survive but, wow, it doesn't seem to me that such a
delicate flowering vine could survive to -20F. You're closer to where I
used to live (Niagara Falls) and I would think it *might* survive there but
here, on a hill in the middle of Indiana, I have my doubts.

Giselle (boy, do I miss Lakes Ontario and Erie to keep me temperate!)

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I finally found a good reference to the Passion Flower in a herb book last
night (I had no idea that's where I should look for it -- duh!) and it
said it actually grows a fruit. Have you ever tried it? The book said it
was rather tasty.

I've got some bad news for you. Red passionflower sets no fruit. The blue
does, but not the red.
As to growing outside and deadheading, Mine grows on the back fence in
central Florida, and dcadheading would be close to a full-time job. I prune
it to keep it from growing 30 feet up the neighbor's tree.

Also, have you ever tried wintering the vine outside? The book said it
has to be mulched well to survive but, wow, it doesn't seem to me that
such a delicate flowering vine could survive to -20F. You're closer to
where I used to live (Niagara Falls) and I would think it *might* survive
there but here, on a hill in the middle of Indiana, I have my doubts.

Giselle (boy, do I miss Lakes Ontario and Erie to keep me temperate!)

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I finally found a good reference to the Passion Flower in a herb book
last night (I had no idea that's where I should look for it -- duh!) and
it said it actually grows a fruit. Have you ever tried it? The book
said it was rather tasty.

I've got some bad news for you. Red passionflower sets no fruit. The blue
does, but not the red.

Oh, no kidding! Why is that? Do you know? I don't mind, though, I just
fell in love with the red one. It was the first one I ever saw.

As to growing outside and deadheading, Mine grows on the back fence in
central Florida, and dcadheading would be close to a full-time job. I
prune it to keep it from growing 30 feet up the neighbor's tree.

Oh, cool. I was hoping that if I made it an inside plant this winter that
it would fill up my sunroom and climb up the walls but, like I said, I only
get strong west and some north light and I'm sure that's not enough for
massive growth.

Giselle

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Volfie" wrote:

"Ben" wrote in message
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I deadhead. I leave a cutting in a southfacing basement window all
winter. It doesn't grow very much but it survives OK.
Ben
Kingston Ontario

I finally found a good reference to the Passion Flower in a herb book last
night (I had no idea that's where I should look for it -- duh!) and it said
it actually grows a fruit. Have you ever tried it? The book said it was
rather tasty.

The red passion flower is a "patio tropical" that will not set fruit &
should be kept very warm to thrive. They don't need deadheading at least &
can be practically everblooming.

The yellow egg-sized fruits of Purple Passion Vine (the one most commonly
grown outdoors in gardens) are mostly hollow but do have a big hump of
blood-red pulp &amp seeds inside. "Pop" the balloon open & you'll know
why they're called Maypops, then suck out the pulp, don't chew because the
seeds don't add anything positive to the flavor, but give the pulp a good
tongue-mushing. I find it extremely tasty & when the vines are full of
maypops I eat them daily while in the garden. But my sweety finds them
seedy & uninteresting. I have also occasionally used the yellow skins like
green tomatoes & fried them in olive oil with onions & sweet bell peppers
for a home-made relish.

Also, have you ever tried wintering the vine outside? The book said it has
to be mulched well to survive but, wow, it doesn't seem to me that such a
delicate flowering vine could survive to -20F. You're closer to where I
used to live (Niagara Falls) and I would think it *might* survive there but
here, on a hill in the middle of Indiana, I have my doubts.

Although the subtropical Purple Passionflower thrives outside even in
temperate Zone 8, our winters only rarely & briefly get down to 20 degrees
F. & the vine can stand it. but even this hardy species would die at
temperatures your zone experiences. Your red one is fully tropical would
die outside even in my comparatively mild zone.

-paghat the ratgirl
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Volfie" wrote:

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I deadhead. I leave a cutting in a southfacing basement window all
winter. It doesn't grow very much but it survives OK.
Ben
Kingston Ontario

I finally found a good reference to the Passion Flower in a herb book
last
night (I had no idea that's where I should look for it -- duh!) and it
said
it actually grows a fruit. Have you ever tried it? The book said it was
rather tasty.

The red passion flower is a "patio tropical" that will not set fruit &
should be kept very warm to thrive. They don't need deadheading at least &
can be practically everblooming.

The yellow egg-sized fruits of Purple Passion Vine (the one most commonly
grown outdoors in gardens) are mostly hollow but do have a big hump of
blood-red pulp &amp seeds inside. "Pop" the balloon open & you'll know
why they're called Maypops, then suck out the pulp, don't chew because the
seeds don't add anything positive to the flavor, but give the pulp a good
tongue-mushing. I find it extremely tasty & when the vines are full of
maypops I eat them daily while in the garden. But my sweety finds them
seedy & uninteresting. I have also occasionally used the yellow skins like
green tomatoes & fried them in olive oil with onions & sweet bell peppers
for a home-made relish.

Also, have you ever tried wintering the vine outside? The book said it
has
to be mulched well to survive but, wow, it doesn't seem to me that such a
delicate flowering vine could survive to -20F. You're closer to where I
used to live (Niagara Falls) and I would think it *might* survive there
but
here, on a hill in the middle of Indiana, I have my doubts.

Although the subtropical Purple Passionflower thrives outside even in
temperate Zone 8, our winters only rarely & briefly get down to 20 degrees
F. & the vine can stand it. but even this hardy species would die at
temperatures your zone experiences. Your red one is fully tropical would
die outside even in my comparatively mild zone.

-paghat the ratgirl

Great! Thanks for all the info! Will my red one be comfortable at around
70 degress in the winter, do you think? I usually don't keep my cabin
warmer than that.

Giselle (and now I'm going to have to get a purple one so I can try the
maypops ;)



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Giselle,
There's a passion flower native to the south east called Maypop
(passiflora incarnata). It is hardy nearly anywhere in the US, although I
imagine it gets less and less vigorous the further north one gets. It also
has edible egg-shaped fruits, and the flowers are typical interesting
complex passion flowers. You could try that one outdoors, and the other red
one indoors. I have never seen maypops for sale where I'm living now (in the
northwest), and in the Southeast, people just dig up the vines and give them
to friends who want them. Maybe someone from this newsgroup has them on
his/her property and would be willing to send you some seeds from the fruit.
"Rev "Fragile Warrior"" wrote in message
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In article , "Rev \"Fragile Warrior\"
Volfie" wrote:

"Ben" wrote in message
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I deadhead. I leave a cutting in a southfacing basement window all
winter. It doesn't grow very much but it survives OK.
Ben
Kingston Ontario

I finally found a good reference to the Passion Flower in a herb book
last
night (I had no idea that's where I should look for it -- duh!) and it
said
it actually grows a fruit. Have you ever tried it? The book said it
was
rather tasty.

The red passion flower is a "patio tropical" that will not set fruit &
should be kept very warm to thrive. They don't need deadheading at least
&
can be practically everblooming.

The yellow egg-sized fruits of Purple Passion Vine (the one most commonly
grown outdoors in gardens) are mostly hollow but do have a big hump of
blood-red pulp &amp seeds inside. "Pop" the balloon open & you'll know
why they're called Maypops, then suck out the pulp, don't chew because
the
seeds don't add anything positive to the flavor, but give the pulp a good
tongue-mushing. I find it extremely tasty & when the vines are full of
maypops I eat them daily while in the garden. But my sweety finds them
seedy & uninteresting. I have also occasionally used the yellow skins
like
green tomatoes & fried them in olive oil with onions & sweet bell peppers
for a home-made relish.

Also, have you ever tried wintering the vine outside? The book said it
has
to be mulched well to survive but, wow, it doesn't seem to me that such
a
delicate flowering vine could survive to -20F. You're closer to where I
used to live (Niagara Falls) and I would think it *might* survive there
but
here, on a hill in the middle of Indiana, I have my doubts.

Although the subtropical Purple Passionflower thrives outside even in
temperate Zone 8, our winters only rarely & briefly get down to 20
degrees
F. & the vine can stand it. but even this hardy species would die at
temperatures your zone experiences. Your red one is fully tropical would
die outside even in my comparatively mild zone.

-paghat the ratgirl

Great! Thanks for all the info! Will my red one be comfortable at around
70 degress in the winter, do you think? I usually don't keep my cabin
warmer than that.

Giselle (and now I'm going to have to get a purple one so I can try the
maypops ;)



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liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot." -Thomas Jefferson

I do not know about the deadheading, since that was my question also. However, I over-winter mine on a low plant stand in front of a west window. It does well there.

My plant is potted with a large tomato cage to grow around. My foliage grows quite a bit over the winter, but it does not flower once the buds from summer have bloomed. Once I put it outside in May, it blooms prolifically. My plant is purple flowered, but it does not grow fruit. I do not deadhead. The flowers close and drop off.

Passion Flower vine -- do you deadhead the flowers?
 

replying to MICHAEL LYONS, raceinaround wrote:
You are wrong. Some varieties do produce passion fruit.

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Passion Flower vine -- do you deadhead the flowers?
 

replying to Rev "Fragile Warrior" Volfie, raceinaround wrote:
He is wrong. Some varieties do produce fruit and that is passion fruit. You
can't fix stupid.

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Passion Flower vine -- do you deadhead the flowers?
 

replying to raceinaround, dee wrote:
you are as hateful as it gets.why would you call someone stupid for not having
correct information regarding an herb?ay all your tomates rot.

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