Re: Blue Passion Flower I This is not a reply but some advice needed. A friend purchased a Blue Passion vine from a nursery in a 6" pot and well started. She also sent me growing instructions by e-mail. 3-4 hrs morning sun and some fertilizer every 2 wks We set up a trellis for it to grow on and two stems really took off. A bud formed on one and late one afternoon it opened only to be closed early next morning. It looked like other buds were formed in the axils of the leaves but they were pale yellow and soon dropped up. The vine is being grown as a house plant (western AB) and in 2 weeks both stems are just about to the ceiling and past the top of the bay window. Don't see where any buds are forming -- what am I doing wrong?
Hello Allan, maybe you are giving it too much fertilizer. Too much nitrogen will make the plant produce a lot of vegetative growth, but few or no blooms. You may want to cut back on the fertilizer then try a bloom food.
Good morning from the shores of Lake Huron: Thought maybe someone could help me. I planted a blue passion flower in the garden before it was identified as such. Now of course I will have to pot it up and bring it in for the winter. How would this best be done ? - type of soil ? size of pot ? type and amount fertilizer ? prune it now ? winter requirements ? best trellis ? Thank you very much for any help you can give me, Linda
Hello Animi, Do you have the label from the plant? A few Passiflora sp. are actually hardy in your zone. Most are not though. If you dig it up, pot it in an ordinary houseplant mix, prune it back enough to fit your indoor space. Put it in a sunny spot. Keep moist but not wet. I wouldn't fertilize until spring when you put it back outdoors.
Buds aborting could be moisture- or temperature-related, maybe even mites. Search www for "passiflora cultivation".
