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  • Pruning a passiflora?

    My hardy passiflora is 2 yeas old (after i bought it) and i had a look at it this morning and couldn't decide whether to prune it one not (and if i do need to - how?). It was a tangeled mess after all the wind so i dis-entangled it and re-attached it to the leylandii hedge its supposed to be growing on, cutting any bare stems off.

    Last year it died back a bit over winter so i didn't need to do much other than chop the dead bits off and it grew fine but didn't have many flowers (and the flowers it did have were very late), but because of the mild winter this year it hasn't stopped growing

    I would really like to encourage it to produce more flowers, and earlier than late September if possible! Any tips on if/how/when to prune it?
    There's vegetable growing in the family, but I must be adopted
    Happy Gardening!

  • #2
    If it is anything like mine - just try to get rid of it! Hack at it to keep it within bounds and worry not, hardy just doesn't cover it!

    You will get more flowers if it is in the sun - which side of the hedge is it? Also I don't know if this is totally relevant but I grew mine from seed, and it only flowered very lightly in the second year, last summer, however, it was totally smothered, so it could be an age thing.

    Have you got the classic purple or a red?
    The weeks and the years are fine. It's the days I can't cope with!

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    • #3
      Could quite fancy a passion flower for my greenhouse but would like the edible version that sets fruit!
      Bit worried now that it may be a bit vigorous for the greenhouse though! Sounds as if it's similar in growth to the 'Russian mile a minute vine'!
      My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
      to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

      Diversify & prosper


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      • #4
        If you want a rooted yearling I could probably post you one. Classic purple, not the edible kind, sorry!
        The weeks and the years are fine. It's the days I can't cope with!

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        • #5
          Originally posted by TPeers View Post
          If you want a rooted yearling I could probably post you one. Classic purple, not the edible kind, sorry!
          Thank you for your kindness TPeers but I think I will hang fire and try for the edible version (Passiflora edulis?)

          Not 100% sure about growing one yet anyway, more research required methinks!
          My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
          to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

          Diversify & prosper


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          • #6
            Passion Flowers (Passifloras) do love to have their roots 'restricted' to flower at their best.
            I'm sure other Grapes will be along soon to answer better for you!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by TPeers View Post
              If it is anything like mine - just try to get rid of it! Hack at it to keep it within bounds and worry not, hardy just doesn't cover it!

              You will get more flowers if it is in the sun - which side of the hedge is it? Also I don't know if this is totally relevant but I grew mine from seed, and it only flowered very lightly in the second year, last summer, however, it was totally smothered, so it could be an age thing.

              Have you got the classic purple or a red?
              its a purple one, it is on the sunny side of the hedge (other side of the garden is in shade for about 10 months of the year! ), it was probably an up to one year old plant when i bought it, so fingers crossed it flowers a bit better this year then.
              There's vegetable growing in the family, but I must be adopted
              Happy Gardening!

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