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Tue, Jun 21, 05 at 18:22
| I was given a small cutting of a passion flower(passiflora caerulea) 18 months ago. I planted it out in the spring of 2004 and not knowing anything about it just left it to chance. I covered the roots with straw in the winter, it is now nearly 8 foot high and supporting more than 60 flowers. I need to prune it before it escapes onto the roof over the front door, when is the best time to do this and how far can I prune it back?
The stem was attacked during last year and has some of the outer bark missing, will this leave the plant open to any infection or attack? Thanks, Jackie |
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- Posted by TigerLadyTX z8a Dallas (My Page) on Tue, Jun 21, 05 at 21:01
| I trim mine when it starts getting cool. Taking the vine down about 1/4 height/width with each cutting until it is about 1/4 the original size/height. I spread that out over several weeks so that the plant does not have a freak out attack. If you have out of control bits now, you can just trim those off and it should not bother the majority of the plant. ~Tiger |
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- Posted by Passionflow 8b (My Page) on Wed, Jun 22, 05 at 2:07
| Jackie Bearing in mind that you are growing in UK (much cooler than Dallas usually though 30C in London today!) this time of year is a good time to prune-when the plant is growing strongly. As Tiger says do a bit at a time though or the plant could go into shock. Don't worry re bark damage. Myles |
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| Thanks both of you for the advice, will do it very carefully, don't want to stress the plant. Temperature here today is 28C, next week I guess we will be back to a normal British summer.....! Jackie |
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- Posted by fairy_toadmother z5 ncentral il (My Page) on Sun, Jul 3, 05 at 20:36
| i never did get used to the celsius/fahrenheit conversions! what growing zone are you in the uk? lovely that you are able to overwinter you cerulae! |
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| Passionflow: Where can I buy Passion flowers to grow here? I'm very attracted to how it looks and want to give it a try. Any tips? Is now a good time to plant? |
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