[permaculture] Passionflower fruiting in VT!

mIEKAL aND dtv at mwt.net
Tue Oct 7 15:21:13 EDT 2008


I keep planting them every year but they never make it thru the  
winter.  You must have a lot of snow cover or a micro-climate where  
you plant them.  I'm in Zone 4b in SW Wisconsin.

~mIEKAL



On Oct 7, 2008, at 2:18 PM, Keith Morris wrote:

> Just to add some spice to the passionflower discussion, I've been  
> growing these (p. incarnata Maypop) here in northern Vermont as die- 
> back perennials (we're traditionally considered 4a/ 3b, although are  
> increasingly behaving as zone 5).  Awesome flowers, inconsistent  
> pollination, but I have had some fruit set and haven't hand  
> pollinated (yet!).
>
> Thanks for the discussion.  Anyone anywhere else really cold playing  
> with these?
>
> Peace and Passionfruit,
> Keith
>
>
> Keith Morris
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