Comments on: Purple Passion Vine

By: Lowell

Lowell — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:55:35 +0000

I planted two 3′ plants around my pool area in east central Florida. One purple and the other an Edulis I believe (white with a lot of blue). I stretched that plastic chicken-wire over a cabana metal frame and waited. In short, the purple one shot off like the shuttle and made a wall of one side and a complete roof for the old cabana frame. Flowers, buds, millions of Gulf- Fitillary and Zebra Longwing butterflies, cocoons and caterpillars, and easily 20′ of growth. The white one gave us a couple of flowers, two fruit. This spring, boom! – the purple one has exceeded last years growth. White one, gone to the great arbor upstairs. — Question: this year, the bottom 2-3′ have browned out with few if any leaves … the rest of the soaring canopy is green and flowery and magnificent. Should I shield the bottom? Is this normal? Is it too much water, not enough? thanks

By: PlantLady

PlantLady — Mon, 09 May 2011 00:53:03 +0000

Brian it all depends on what type of plant you have. Some are self pollinating, but can sometimes be pollinated simply by wind. It can take from 1 to 3 years for the plant to start flowering and producing fruit.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:56:14 +0000

It is mid April and there is no sign of life from my three purple passion vines. Are they dead or is it too early to see growth? Vivian

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:37:58 +0000

I have a purple passion vine growing in a pot in my pool enclosure area in FL. The plant is a year old and it was only about three feet tall when I purchased it. Now it has grown up to the roof and along the overhang soffit areas of my house. it is very healthy and is continualy getting new growth. It is about 20 feet high now, but I have never had any fruit or flowers on my plant.
My questions is does it need the bees and birds in order for it to blossom with flowers or fruit. It is in a completely screened in pool enclosure where no bees or birds can get to it.
Tahnk you
Brian

By: Beth Morse

Beth Morse — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:01:39 +0000

I have had purple passion plants covering my fences for 4 years. They spread, trail, climb, and are fantastic. No care is needed to have these plants thrive; however, you will need to spend plenty of time pulling up the new shoots which spring up everywhere. This is the first time my plants (covering approximately 60 feet of fence) have produced fruit and there are hundreds. Very unusual and absolutely breathtakingly beautiful!

By: Nancy Kilbourn

Nancy Kilbourn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:46:26 +0000

I have a small passion vine that I bought at the drug store. The rabbits have eaten it to the ground several years so I have not had a blossom yet, in three years. Now it is in a safe place, outside, but I notice a new plant coming up from a root. Can I cut that new growth and plant it back at the main parent stem, or elsewhere?

By: Melody Lawrence

Melody Lawrence — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:05:08 +0000

I bought 2 purple passion plants this past week. I was l was lucky enough to speak to Dave from Dave’s Garden. He,s one of the last great bussinessman left hear in the USA. With all these sm buinessman getting pushed out I hope he stay’s It would be a great loss to all of us. I’ve looked for 25 yrs looking for a purple passion & i found it here at Dave’s corner.I just got ot today so I can’t give any progress yet.