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Passionflower, Official (Passiflora incarnata) plant in a 9-inch-deep pot, organic
$28.00
Hardy to Zones 7 to 12
(Maypop, Passion Flower, Passion Vine) Herbaceous or woody vine, native to the southeastern and eastern US. The flowers are wonderfully large, three dimensional, complex, purple and white. The plant prefers full sun, dryish soils and a trellis. The first year or two, while the plant is getting established, you need to keep them watered and weeded. After that, you just provide a place for them to climb. Useful in making seasonal, living shade structures and for landscape/fence adornment. Traditional usage: TWM, hypnotic. Space plants 2 to 3 feet apart.
Potted plant in a 9-inch-deep pot, Certified Organically Grown
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Steph (verified owner) –
I bought one plant but was told by another company that you need another type of passiflora for pollination.
Is it true?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Steph,
IO can see why someone might say that, but its not quite right. You can obtain fertilization with 2 seedgrown plants of the same type. Passionflower is andromonoecious, successfully pollinated by a plant of the same species but different parentage. See page 131 of “Growing Plant Medicine Vol 2.”
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Steph (verified owner) –
So I should have gotten 2 plants?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Steph, For herbal use, one plant is fine. The parts used are the leaves, buds and pliable stem (vines). If you’re trying to make fruits (and the seeds contained in the fruits), then you will need another plant of different parentage. Richo
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Stephanie (verified owner) –
Thank you! Very helpful, I appreciate it!
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ken bowes –
how many plants are in the pot for Passionflower, Official (Passiflora incarnata) plant in a 9-inch-deep pot, organic…$28.00?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Ken,
Thanks for contacting. This is one plant per pot. Many people opt for the cheaper small plant but in actuality buying the large plant is smarter.
Richo
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Debra –
Hi, I’d like to know the best position for planting as my house faces east and gets early morning sun til around 1p.m.. The west side gets sun from 1p.m. til sunset and is the hottest part of the yard. Which would be best?
Thanks,
Debra
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Richo Cech –
Hi Debra, Thanks for writing and what you say makes sense. I think the passionflower will do better on the west side, it really thrives in the heat. richo
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normasceales (verified owner) –
Hi Richo,
Would you recommend two of the passionflower pots to grow on a walkway trellis or would one work ?
Thanks
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Richo Cech –
hi norma! if you want passionflower to trellis on both sides, you’d get a faster effect by planting one on each side and letting them join up top. richo
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Beverly Jeans –
Third-year planted gave us a big surprise this week. I think I screamed out loud a little.
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Cora –
I live in zone 4 so I know I couldn’t plant this directly outdoors, but would it still thrive in a well lit room with larger containers and something it could weave through? I use this as a tincture and would love to include it in my homegrowns if possible. Thanks!
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Richo Cech –
Hi Cora,
Since passionflower really needs that full sun and dryish soil, it might work better to plant it to a large pot and keep outdoors, then move indoors for winter dormancy. the plant would like that, i think, because it really does have a strong dormancy and probably wouldn’t suffer indoors over the winter. richo
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eclectuswife –
If passionflower grows too early in the season and then freezes, is it a goner? Some living plants were shipped to a nursery I work at, growing in early March…and they have not recovered from frost. My manager claims they will come back but I doubt it, I feel their strong dormancy is to prevent any contact with freezes. Your opinion?
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Richo Cech –
Hi there, simply dig one up and see if its sprouted or if its decomposed. Either that, or wait until July–it will be aerial by then.
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Dana –
Do you think I could plant passionflower in the ground in the fall (octoberish) in zone 8b and it survive through the winter?
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Richo Cech –
hi dana, Fall planting of perennials is pretty common in a zone 8, except fall plantings of passionflower don’t tend to do very well. it is better to plant in the spring. We’ve tried it both ways and this is our advice. richo
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Beverly Jeans –
I can’t say enough about the beautiful wines and flowers that come from this plant. This is our third year after planting and I was shocked to find, so far, six passion fruits growing! I love strictly medicinal’s seeds and plants. They are strong, resilient and so healthy. The vines start at the ground in front of my porch and climb up to the roof, still searching for more house to cling to. Amazing.
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Richo Cech –
hi beverly, have you considered building your house higher to accommodate the passionflower? It might be worth it. r
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Beverly Jeans –
Well, Richo, We wouldn’t want Passmina to think we didn’t love her, so I suppose a remodel is in order 🙂
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mgsjg –
I was originally looking at this plant for medicinal purposes (plus for the pollinators and beauty of it:). I see you can get fruit with another variety. Which one would go with this to produce passion fruit? We’re in coastal NC so it gets pretty hot. How much space do they need to grow up? Our fence is about 5′ so I was thinking about planting there but we probably need a trellis?
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Richo Cech –
Hello Mg, Thanks for writing. Yes, Passionflower does best with a trellis–5 feet sounds fine. Fruiting is encouraged by growing 2 plants of different parentage–they can both be Passiflora incarnata. Richo
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