First passion flower

19 years ago

Hello!

I just got my first passion flower. It's P. caerula. Blue flowers, my favorite. Anyways, it's a pretty pathetic looking thing since I'm guessing it's just now waking up from a winter nap. It's got one little leaf so far. At the moment I have it under some plant lights because I wasn't sure if it was the right time to plant it outside. It's supposedly not supposed to get below freezing anymore and actually on Saturday it's supposed to hit 67 degrees and not go any lower than 60 until May 1st. So could I plant it outside now?

I was thinking of planting it next to an old laundry pole thing that we never use. It's out in the middle of the open where it can get plenty of light. I'd assume that it will be good for a vining plant, but I'm a newb so I gotta ask first. :P

While I'm at it.. does anyone have some tips or things I should know about before I get myself in over my head?

Thanks.

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Comments (3)

karyn1
19 years ago
I wouldn't put it outside yet. Your nighttime temps are going to be well below 60. You can set it outside during the day but bring it in at night. Even though it's a cold hardy variety it needs to be acclimated to the lower temps. I wouldn't plant it in the yard until late May. You might want to give it some Superthrive and/or B-1 to help with transplant shock. Enjoy your new passie. Once you start......lol
Karyn
chena
19 years ago
Great advice from Karyn.. Yep another Passi Junkie in the making...LOL Enjoy
Chena
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chronokiento
Original Author
19 years ago
Thanks for the advice and sorry about the late reply. I forgot I posted this and then I just forgot to reply after I initially read it. Anyways, it's still gonna be chilly here for at least the next ten days so it's staying inside next to my CPs for a little while longer. I have noticed that it IS growing (but pretty slowly) so.. so far so good!