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Passionflower, Official (Passiflora incarnata) plant in a 4 inch pot, organic

$8.50$21.50

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, 4 inch pot, Certified Organically Grown

 

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  1. Question

    Teri

    Hello Ricoh, I planted a few plants lately and forgot to mark one, I’ve attached a picture, is this Passiflora incarnate?

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Yes, that does appear to be it, and it looks like multiple seeds sprouted, good work. i think the cell system you’re using promoted the germination on these. r

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    Chelsea Feldman (verified owner)

    I just received some beautiful passionflower plants from you! I live in sunny Berkeley, CA, where the mornings are still really chilly (40 degrees) and the afternoons are up to 80 degrees. Can I plant these beauties directly in the garden in some potting soil with vermiculite, or should I get them started in pots? Thanks!

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi Chelsea, Oh good, glad they came through well. I would plant each one to a gallon pot and keep it outdoors in the shade until the tops and roots increase, 3 weeks is plenty, give those chilly morns a chance to warm up. Once the plants are acclimatized, feel free to plant in the ground and give full sun. Love sunny Berkeley and passionflower does very well there.
      Richo

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    • canoeing1st

      are these the passion flowers used for tea?

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      Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      herbalists use mainly fresh plant tincture, but sometimes make a tea out of the dried herb. r

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  3. Question

    Caroline-Morgane de Provence

    I live in mid hudson valley, zone 5. when will you ship this potted passionflower if i place an order now?
    thanks a lot

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    Howard Isom

    I wanted to order but then when I realized it is being shipped USPS I feel I won’t receive the order and nothing but I hassle. I am still waiting orders from other places that are lost with the post offices. Are your orders getting through? I really don’t want to waste the money if they’re going to set lost in the post office

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hello,
      Thanks for your frank concerns. We are doing splendidly well with the post office and prefer it over other carriers.
      Richo

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    LMN (verified owner)

    I received three passionflower plants from you mid-Aug that I planned to transplant the beginning of Sept, but due to exigent circumstances it never happened. What would be a suitable potting mix for them to overwinter in (I usually make my own) in a greenhouse kept above freezing?

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi there, Yes, Passionflower likes a fast-draining mix and is not greedy about nutrients. If you have white pumice use 50% white pumice and 50% organic compost. If you don’t have white pumice use coarse, sharp sand. They do well in gallon containers to overwinter in a cold greenhouse. r

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  6. Question

    Crissy

    Would planting this late summer to give it a head start next year be ok or is spring planting better?

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi Crissy,
      It kinda depends on your zone, but for sure in zones 6 and up I would plant in the late summer to fall for a stronger show come next year.
      Richo

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    Jessica

    What size are these plants when they arrive?

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      3 inch pots and 3 inches of growth

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    • John

      If I want to grow these in pots what’s the best way to do it. I have a window sill that gets full sun. What size pot should I put it in right now? Any recommendations on soil?

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi John,
      Passionflower in pots is relatively trouble-free. Use the deepest pot you can afford–they have deeply delving roots. Keep the planting on the dry side, they do not like to be soaked. That means a fast-draining mix as described in my book “the medicinal herb grower.” Or just use plenty of sand and white pumice. Passionflower wants as much sun as you can give it.
      Richo

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  8. Question

    Kristen A.

    I live in East Texas in zone 7b/8. I’ve read conflicting information about the invasiveness of this plant. Some say they see shoots pop up 40 ft away. Is this a plant that will become a nuisance in my area? I don’t want it to try to take over my vegetable garden. Any advice?

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi Kristen,
      You’re talking to Richo who enjoys enthusiastic plants and doesn’t use the “I” word. Passionflower seems to limit itself to the compacted, dry and rocky aspect–it doesn’t much like to grow in the rich soil of a vegetable garden. hope that helps. richo

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  9. Question

    Raven

    Does this passion flower make edible passion fruit? What do the fruits taste like?

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    • Diana

      Diana

      Hi Raven,
      These are not really the prime edible passion fruit. They do make edible fruits about the size of a large egg, and the fruits are tart. They get sweeter when very mature. They have plenty of juice in them, too.

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    • Farrar Cusomato

      I have harvested this native of TN on our last farm-like property where it grew wild all over, but am now trying to get it established at our new home (more in the burbs). I seasonally made a jam from the fruit- it has an amazingly unique taste. The fruits are nice to nibble on, but have large seeds that you’d always be spitting out. As your making the jam, you put the pulp through a seed plate for seedless jam. You can probably hunt down a jam recipe online. I’m learning more about the herbal properties of the leaves, and am hoping to make more use of the plant in the future. Such an amazing plant….

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    • Claire

      Hi! I live in south eastern PA.
      Do you have to bring these beauties inside for the winter?
      Thanks

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      Richo Cech

      Admin Richo Cech

      Hi Claire,
      No, they make very deep, ropy roots that overwinter easily. Passionflower doesn’t make a very good potted plant, it likes to grow in a sunny, dryish exposure and delves deep.
      Richo

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    • Ann Wooledge

      You indicate hardy zones 7 to 12 but you also say it overwinters easily in eastern PA. I’m curious because I love this plant and really would like to get it established on a trellis my husband made for me that runs along our deck, but we are in Nebraska, which is hardy zone 5. I was thinking I could bring it in each winter, but not if it needs room for deep roots. I am also in a herbal class and assuming this is the passion flower variety with the sedating properties?

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    • Richo Cech

      Admin Richo Cech

      Hello Anne,
      This is the passionflower that is used for sedation. The roots run VERY DEEP. It likes a fast-draining soil and full sun position, and does great with a trellis. It will probably perennialize if the above conditions are maintained, even in a Z5. It is native to KY, where the winters are severe. I am going to enable the plants again, we have some nice ones in stock.
      Richo

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    • Marcia

      Is it okay to grow it near underground pipes, or do the roots interfere with pipes like wisteria do? Also, does it thrive in the NW? I live on the Puget Sound in WA — “marine climate” (zone 8).

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      Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi Marcia,
      I haven’t had this problem with passionflower. The roots do run great distances but they remain rope-like, not something that clogs a pipe, and they don’t seek wetness, more they seek dryness, especially in maritime washington. yes, passionflower is hardy to your area and is a great choice in my opinion.
      Richo

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    • Ariel Rose (verified owner)

      How does it do in the DG/clay soils of southern oregon…..dry in summer but could be overly moist in winter?

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi Ariel,
      It is impossible to keep passionflower back in Southern Oregon, decomposed granite or no.
      Richo

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  10. Cindy Donahey

    Cindy Donahey

    The flowers make a nice purple vinegar, which I think mellows to some kind of amber. I froze some, as I wanted to keep the color. Nice to make a temporary purple sugar or salt. You can use the green skins for a marmalade.

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    • Lydia (verified owner)

      Hello, I just received two beautiful plants from you. For making medicine, I heard that the buds and shoots of the plant are to be harvested. Do you do this every week or two after the plant gets well established? Or do you wait til late in the season to do a big cut-back (harvest)?
      If the continual harvest, I suppose I would dry what I harvest and then make a tincture at the end of the season? Or is fresh plant tincture a better method? Thanks!

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi Lydia,
      You can check the specifics in “Making Plant Medicine,” but the fresh plant tincture is superior I think. Use the aerial parts, the non-woody vine, leaves, buds and flowers. These can be very productive in the warm months and several harvests are possible. Just trim and tincture. r

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    • Lydia (verified owner)

      Do you know if other passionflowers besides incarnata are medicinal (sedative)?

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Lydia, I believe you can use edulis aerial parts but frankly I prefer incarnata. Its a poorly studied medicinal plant that is quirky, which leads me to want to use the official variety instead of other spp. richo

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