My first year having one. It’s grown so much. Crazy how you cut all the way back and it still grows so much on your fence each year. Nature is amazing.
Thanks for this video, I wouldn't have believed it unless I saw it, all that passion fruit grows in only one year! I was sad to have to cut my passion fruit down (we had a short freeze in Feb and also caterpillars ate all the leaves). I thought it would kill my plant to remove all the vines. Glad I saw you demonstrate for certain this does NOT kill them and they'll grow back next season. Also thanks for the info that passion fruit is the host plant for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly (also the Julia (Dryas iulia) butterfly) so now I know where the caterpillars came from! The Gulf Fritillary butterfly is bright orange, I had never seen them in my garden til this Spring so that explains where those came from they're visiting my garden and very beautiful, I'm glad they were able to make their home on my passion fruit vine! I'll just let them after season and then cut them down after they're done with them and have passion fruit vine again next year!
I had my first bloom yesterday where I am at. I may have to start doing quick reels to show what's going on around here. Losing plants is always my biggest fear, but more often than not I find them to be really resilient. I can honestly say my passionflower is the most vigorous growing thing I have
I have mine in a pot which now needs changing too. The main stem is about an inch thick but not very long but the vines are very dry and scraggy over the winter months. I am now scared to trim the dry vines incase it upsets the whole plant. I don't want to lose it as it was my husband's favourite plant and now it's difficult to manage everything on the patio. Please advice on how and when to trim this and to change to a bigger pot in England. Thank you.
if they're dry and scraggly they are more than likely dead. you can check by scraping a bit at the stem with your fingernail or a clean tool, if it's green under the surface, its a live piece but if it's brown and easily snaps you can be sure its dead and ok to trim
in my experience, yes, we have very mild winters here though. mine are in the ground. if you bring the pot into some type of shelter, i would think it would be fine. They are pretty resilient and close to invasive here, they sprout up everywhere!
Hoping my passionflowers grow back here in southern Canada (which is still not very southern compared to southern Alabama hah). I'm growing the two hardiest varieties, caerulea (bluecrown) and incarnata (maypop) and mulched them heavily. On a mild winter temps might drop to only 5-10F. Harsh winters might see temps drop below 0F, maybe even down to -10F. But it's not just a few hours in the teens, that's for sure. Last year was an average winter, and we had about 45 nights that temps dropped below 20F. The previous winter (2020-2021) was a very mild one, and still had about 30 nights
Wow @1:16 is that your passionfruit vine growing all over the ground? And that purple flower is so so beautiful!!! I have never seen a purple passionfruit flower before!!! So if the vine crawls all over the ground, it is actually ok? And can still make fruits?
I have never had a fruit on this vine, I'm going to look into this, mine is from a very old vine from my sister. it grows like crazy but i know it takes at least 3 years or more to produce fruit
@@GardenDownSouth Thanks for the reply. I think my vine started fruiting around 2-3 years old but it's on the trellis. I am surprised yours doesn't have fruits yet but it grew crazy and had to be cut back. Could you have cut it in such a manner that it fails to fruit? I know it can happen to fruit trees depending on branches it will fruit on the following year. If cut away, then may not get fruit.
can i do the same with my potted passiflora? also, will new stems grow or will they grow off of the older stem where you've cut it? thanks for the video and explanation
Awesome video! I planted mine this spring and it still has flowers blooming. I live in California in an area where we don’t get snow. Mine is in a pot and I’m wondering if I need to trim it all the way back. It rains quite a bit here but the temp doesn’t really go below 50 degrees. Would you recommend I cut it back?? Thanks I’m advance!
Here they pretty much die back once it gets cold, so I cut back to get rid of all the dead, but if it's not out of control, you can let it grow. All the new growth comes out of the ground where I cut, so not sure if it would grow out on the ends. I'll have to try that too maybe "train" it along the fence. These things are crazy so yours will probably just keep growing if it doesn't get frozen
Do you get very cold winters? I am thinking of giving mine a hard pruning after the harvest but worry that the winter may kill it. I don't get snow here but it can get down to 2-4 degree celsius overnight.
@@GardenDownSouth I see. Our winters are not that cold it does not snow here. I just did summer trim of my vine even though it is fruiting like crazy. The new branches are going everywhere haha.
How old are your vines right now? Why do I only think about training mine up a trellis and going upwards when I can actually let them crawl on the ground? Silly me lol.
I had one that was sickly. I tried pulling it out but could not get all the roots. What can I do? I don't want this particular one to come back, I have others I am leaving until I prune
We had unusual sustained winter frost & my passionflowet died. Luckily, i took a cutting & it is alive & well. There are 2 main branches right now, about 2' long. Shoud i prune them to get bushier to cover a wall? Thanks. Your vines look very lush.
i wouldn't prune them personally just yet. Let it get "established" with a thick stem and grow a little. I'd hate for you to lose the surviving cutting
you can leave a couple inches up then if it sprouts lower, trim it back to where it comes out. I only leave a bit above ground so I'll know where to not weed eat or mow. If you see a node or bump on the stem, cut just above that. maybe in the daylight i can get a picture
if it's established, like over 2 years, it should be fine to do it anytime. I just try to do it when i get time to really before it's actively growing and flowering. early spring will be fine I'm sure. mine is a monster, so just take into consideration the vigor of your plant
My first year having one. It’s grown so much. Crazy how you cut all the way back and it still grows so much on your fence each year. Nature is amazing.
Thanks for this video, I wouldn't have believed it unless I saw it, all that passion fruit grows in only one year! I was sad to have to cut my passion fruit down (we had a short freeze in Feb and also caterpillars ate all the leaves). I thought it would kill my plant to remove all the vines. Glad I saw you demonstrate for certain this does NOT kill them and they'll grow back next season. Also thanks for the info that passion fruit is the host plant for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly (also the Julia (Dryas iulia) butterfly) so now I know where the caterpillars came from!
The Gulf Fritillary butterfly is bright orange, I had never seen them in my garden til this Spring so that explains where those came from they're visiting my garden and very beautiful, I'm glad they were able to make their home on my passion fruit vine! I'll just let them after season and then cut them down after they're done with them and have passion fruit vine again next year!
I had my first bloom yesterday where I am at. I may have to start doing quick reels to show what's going on around here. Losing plants is always my biggest fear, but more often than not I find them to be really resilient. I can honestly say my passionflower is the most vigorous growing thing I have
I have mine in a pot which now needs changing too. The main stem is about an inch thick but not very long but the vines are very dry and scraggy over the winter months. I am now scared to trim the dry vines incase it upsets the whole plant. I don't want to lose it as it was my husband's favourite plant and now it's difficult to manage everything on the patio. Please advice on how and when to trim this and to change to a bigger pot in England. Thank you.
if they're dry and scraggly they are more than likely dead. you can check by scraping a bit at the stem with your fingernail or a clean tool, if it's green under the surface, its a live piece but if it's brown and easily snaps you can be sure its dead and ok to trim
@@GardenDownSouth thank you for your prompt reply. So it should be ok to trim it this time of the year then to get fresh growth without damaging it?
in my experience, yes, we have very mild winters here though. mine are in the ground. if you bring the pot into some type of shelter, i would think it would be fine. They are pretty resilient and close to invasive here, they sprout up everywhere!
@@GardenDownSouth thank you so much. God bless you 🙏
Hoping my passionflowers grow back here in southern Canada (which is still not very southern compared to southern Alabama hah). I'm growing the two hardiest varieties, caerulea (bluecrown) and incarnata (maypop) and mulched them heavily. On a mild winter temps might drop to only 5-10F. Harsh winters might see temps drop below 0F, maybe even down to -10F. But it's not just a few hours in the teens, that's for sure. Last year was an average winter, and we had about 45 nights that temps dropped below 20F. The previous winter (2020-2021) was a very mild one, and still had about 30 nights
They are pretty tough and may make it through with the mulching.
Wow @1:16 is that your passionfruit vine growing all over the ground? And that purple flower is so so beautiful!!! I have never seen a purple passionfruit flower before!!! So if the vine crawls all over the ground, it is actually ok? And can still make fruits?
I have never had a fruit on this vine, I'm going to look into this, mine is from a very old vine from my sister. it grows like crazy but i know it takes at least 3 years or more to produce fruit
@@GardenDownSouth Thanks for the reply. I think my vine started fruiting around 2-3 years old but it's on the trellis. I am surprised yours doesn't have fruits yet but it grew crazy and had to be cut back. Could you have cut it in such a manner that it fails to fruit? I know it can happen to fruit trees depending on branches it will fruit on the following year. If cut away, then may not get fruit.
There are over 500 varieties of passion flower - but only a few that produce edible fruit.
can i do the same with my potted passiflora? also, will new stems grow or will they grow off of the older stem where you've cut it? thanks for the video and explanation
I have a few in pots, if it's the same variety you can do it. They kind of grow from the root, and sometimes off the side of the stem of there's a big
Awesome video! I planted mine this spring and it still has flowers blooming. I live in California in an area where we don’t get snow. Mine is in a pot and I’m wondering if I need to trim it all the way back. It rains quite a bit here but the temp doesn’t really go below 50 degrees. Would you recommend I cut it back?? Thanks I’m advance!
Here they pretty much die back once it gets cold, so I cut back to get rid of all the dead, but if it's not out of control, you can let it grow. All the new growth comes out of the ground where I cut, so not sure if it would grow out on the ends. I'll have to try that too maybe "train" it along the fence. These things are crazy so yours will probably just keep growing if it doesn't get frozen
Do you get very cold winters? I am thinking of giving mine a hard pruning after the harvest but worry that the winter may kill it. I don't get snow here but it can get down to 2-4 degree celsius overnight.
we've been hitting below 20 F but I have new vines coming up right now. they are very tough
@@GardenDownSouth I see. Our winters are not that cold it does not snow here. I just did summer trim of my vine even though it is fruiting like crazy. The new branches are going everywhere haha.
Is that the native passion flower?
How old are your vines right now? Why do I only think about training mine up a trellis and going upwards when I can actually let them crawl on the ground? Silly me lol.
i think I've had them at least 5 years now
@@GardenDownSouth I would love to let it grow onto the ground next but it also means the fruits can be taken by rats.
I had one that was sickly. I tried pulling it out but could not get all the roots. What can I do? I don't want this particular one to come back, I have others I am leaving until I prune
These things will literally pop up 10 yards away from the original. I can really only suggest to snap it off when it shows above ground.
We had unusual sustained winter frost & my passionflowet died. Luckily, i took a cutting & it is alive & well. There are 2 main branches right now, about 2' long. Shoud i prune them to get bushier to cover a wall? Thanks. Your vines look very lush.
i wouldn't prune them personally just yet. Let it get "established" with a thick stem and grow a little. I'd hate for you to lose the surviving cutting
Ok. Will do just that. Thanks much!
any particular place on the stem i need to cut at or just anywhere?
you can leave a couple inches up then if it sprouts lower, trim it back to where it comes out. I only leave a bit above ground so I'll know where to not weed eat or mow. If you see a node or bump on the stem, cut just above that. maybe in the daylight i can get a picture
Did you get any fruit from your vines?
I've only had 1 fruit make in all the years I've had these things. and i don't think it formed properly
When do you prune Passion flower?
I don't cut mine back until a hard freeze burns it, which here in Alabama, can be anywhere from January to March.
Can I do this in the spring?
if it's established, like over 2 years, it should be fine to do it anytime. I just try to do it when i get time to really before it's actively growing and flowering. early spring will be fine I'm sure. mine is a monster, so just take into consideration the vigor of your plant
Thank you very much.
I just bought one for my mother. I live in Ohio and we get real cold weather. Would it survive our winter?
everywhere I've researched days 6 to 10. if you're in middle Ohio, or Southern, it should be 👌
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