Hullo all. Got bitten by the passifloras - a caerulea 'clear sky' and
a 'Belotii'. We've finished a 6m long pergola all along a south facing
brick wall with the intention to let the passion flowers climb on it
with the help of wires. I'm getting mixed advices about soil - loam
rich but well drain, or sandy but moist, prone to frost but hardy. We
will have to pot them, we can't plant them. We thought large wooden
trough - is plastic better? And I suspect terracota is out of the
question because of the winters, even though I'll mulch them well and
will protect the roots. We will need to leave them there - we won't be
able to bring them indoor in winter.

Any advice from experience would be very very much appreciated. I'm
eagered to get going. They are really beautiful speciment, about 2m
each already. Thank you.

(ps. Given up on hops and vines - our recent Napoli trip has given us
need for climbing flowers and bright coloured fruits, and lots of
them ;o)

On 24 Jun, 17:26, Martin wrote:
Where have you hidden Jenny, this time?

Jenny is a big girl (you know what I mean Jenny ;o) and I'm sure
she'll tell you all about her Rome trip, if you're a good boy. Sun
came out here this evening. Heard the Netherlands are flooding ....

Now the passiflora huh?!

In article .com,
La Puce writes:
| Hullo all. Got bitten by the passifloras - a caerulea 'clear sky' and
| a 'Belotii'. We've finished a 6m long pergola all along a south facing
| brick wall with the intention to let the passion flowers climb on it
| with the help of wires. I'm getting mixed advices about soil - loam
| rich but well drain, or sandy but moist, prone to frost but hardy. We
| will have to pot them, we can't plant them. We thought large wooden
| trough - is plastic better? And I suspect terracota is out of the
| question because of the winters, even though I'll mulch them well and
| will protect the roots. We will need to leave them there - we won't be
| able to bring them indoor in winter.

They are fairly tough, but won't survive their roots freezing. They
DEFINITELY need good drainage. Is it really an absolute that you can't
plant them?

I have a P. incarnata - which grows up to Canada, but is VERY delicate
in the UK - by growing it in the rain shadow of the eaves. It is a
herbaceous species.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

I've missed something why can't you plant them?

On 24 Jun, 20:08, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
They are fairly tough, but won't survive their roots freezing. They
DEFINITELY need good drainage. Is it really an absolute that you can't
plant them?

Thank you Nick. My gut feelings told me to plant them too. I'm going
to reconsider. If I plant, they'll be at the food of a 60cm wall, then
wooden fence above - they'll have protection (plus winter care from
me) and perhaps will stand better freezing condition. Well drain it is
then. They got a bit battered yesterday - but we haven't had much rain
compared to Sheffield and Leeds. Sun is out today and looking quite
pleasant. Strange ...

On 24 Jun, 22:28, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:53:45 -0700, La Puce wrote:
On 24 Jun, 17:26, Martin wrote:
Where have you hidden Jenny, this time?

Jenny is a big girl (you know what I mean Jenny ;o) and I'm sure
she'll tell you all about her Rome trip,

That was a long time ago.

If you think that the 2nd June is a long time ago. Still, she lurks
from her lurking ... so I'm sure she'll get back to you with some
news. Did you get in touch with Sheffield? I've heard they are now
using the streets in cannoes and anything floating. West Bar has been
badly touch with 110cm of rain in 6 hours. That's really bad. They are
also stoping cars entering Leeds city centre. Manchester's very dry in
comparison would you beleive ;o)