[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
> Prospect Rock Permaculture
> earthsurfing at yahoo.com
> (802) 734.1129
> PO Box 426
> Jeffersonville, VT 05464
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