Passiflora (again!)

Mine is growing like a nutter but has no flowers on, do they flower in their second year, or is there another reason why it's not blooming?

 

Jay, if its recently been planted it will probably make a lot of growth before it starts to flower. There's still plenty of time for this year.

 

Cool!! :D Thanks! Yes it was planted a few weeks ago, so that's good to hear.

 

I have to say (in my opinion) they have one of the most amazing flowers in the plant world

 

When I first planted Passiflora, I had no flowers the first year, but plenty the second and every year after that without fail, with big, orange fruits. I did grow mine from seed though so they probably had a bit of catching up to do.

 

Have I shown you these two, pity neither are hardy.

 

Jay, Don't be disheartened My passiflora grew into a mass of leaves and nothing else the first year, and because i live on top of a mountain in the winter it shrivelled up into nothing and i thought it had died, so i cut it back to approx 6 inches from the base and said " look here you've got two choices you live or you die," and low and behold this year his 6 foot about to flower and hopefully fruit,

Good Luck.

 

P.S. Hey Steve, Fabulous Pictures.


Second one's a bit spooky, Do those purple leg things open right out or stay like an alien that's gonna send a big set of nashers out?

 

Thanks everyone!
SteveW I agree, they are truly amazing, like alien flowers, lol!
Lovely pics Pete, thanks!

 

I'm afraid they stay like that, thats what makes it iteresting

 

Amazing, Such a delicate flower can produce such intricate Detail.