passion flowers?

Question

I have a BLUE passion flower with orange fruit/ & red seeds. Is there any way I can grow more plants from the seeds. I don't really want to try to move my existing plant, as I'm worried that may kill it. I would like another plant, on the other side of my garden

Answer 1

You can take cuttings from passion flowers, I can't rememebr exactly how this is done though, garden centres are usually happy to give advice on things like that, I remember that we used to dip the cut stem into rooting powder and I think leave it in water to grow roots before transferring it to the desired location. You might want to keep it inside until spring now though, to prevent the frost getting it.

Answer 2

I asked a very similar question when I first started using Y!Answers. Below is the answer I chose as best. This may be more than you were looking for, but it's such good info... My passion flower vines have thrived ever since I started following this info. I now have four different varieties in my garden. I usually just take cutting rather than planting seeds because it's so simple to get them started. Starting from seeds is probably great if you want loads of them.

From: BioGeek

"I have this vine in my backyard here in Southern CA. I got mine from the fruit and grew up the seeds. It may takes a few months as it did in my case.

I did two things with the fruit simultaneously. I let one dry and and planted the dry and the fresh one together and let nature do its thing. I then separated the seedlings and set them up against an arbor. In one season I had full coverage and LOTS of butterflies.

Care of the passion vine is not complicated, but sometimes it can be challenging. Prune the dead stalks to the ground after the frost has killed them. Remove unwanted sprouts that may pop up at unsuspected places. If fertilizer is applied, use a light hand. Excess fertilizer will encourage lush green leaves at the expense of flowers.


The Passiflora family is easy to culture:

Passion fruit vines like full sun except during those very hot summer days, if possible provide some partial shade. The vine is a fast grower and can get out of hand, so if possible plant it next to a chain link fence or on a trellis.

Passion fruit vines grow in many soil types but make sure that the plant gets excellent drainage. If you want to keep the vines flowering almost continuously, regular water is necessary. The vines are shallow-rooted, and will benefit from a thick layer of organic mulch.

Passiflora vines are vigorous growers and require regular fertilizing. Stay away from just using a 20-20-20 liquid food. This may promote good growth but possibly too much green and not enough flower. Use a fertilizer with a ratio more along the lines of a 2-1-3.
As for edibility, I have not tried them. I have had friends that did, and said they range from bitter to sweet. I did find some sources that said they are safe in moderation if no pesticides have been used on them.

I think its a great vine and I really like out, but the hordes of butterflies do a number to the leaves in the summer."

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Answer 3

Wait until the fruit fall off the plant - they should be really mushy. Spread the seeds and mush from inside the fruit onto some compost and keep warm and moist. They should grow. I have 100's of seedlings every year from the fallen fruit. They manage to grow everywhere!

Answer 4

passion flowers are really easy to grow from seed..find a book..or read instructions from a packet in garden centres etc.. you could try layering which is simply taking a branch close to the floor scratching the bark/skin a little bury it in shallow soil and put a brick on top, should root in a couple of weeks at this time of year. then simply cut away from the parent plant and pot on,, hey presto you,v cloned your plant good luck

Answer 5

Yes you should be able to grow new plants from seeds. You will need to keep the planted seeds somewhere warm like a conservatory or greenhouse until they are a few inches high. In spring you can plant them outdoors

Answer 6

In my experience you will have better results if you raise new plants from cutting than seed. You want to take about 3-4in of growing tip, leave only 2 or 3 leaves on and dip in rooting compound. Place in a pot of a mixture of free draining soil based compost mixed with vermiculite. They should root in 2-3 weeks.

Answer 7

My pastime flower is now 4 years previous, is planted in sandy soil, in finished solar against a 6ft fence which has hawthorn transforming into at the back of and above it. the 1st twelve months of planting, it grew upwards and sent out a pair of greater tendrils yet did not flower. the 2d twelve months it grew bigger and that i grow to be waiting to tie the hot tendrils to wires pinned on the fence and instruction manual it outwards to boot as upwards. It produced 12 flowers. final twelve months, it grew to the suited of the fence and trailed over the hawthorn hedge, and outwards, protecting approximately 8ft. there have been approx. sixty blooms. This twelve months, it has already unfold outwards to cover around 12ft of fencing and it is roofed in buds - I lost count quantity at 2 hundred and there are greater coming up. i'm unable to attend! So, after a sluggish initiate, this plant (which i offered from Morrison's), by surprise took off and is now galloping. I easily have in no way pruned it in any respect - I water it with rainwater and supply it a phostrogen feed, as quickly as each week, as quickly via fact the flowers start to open. It grow to be incredibly genuinely worth the £3.ninety 9.