how pretty! maybe it needs to migrate more often! :)

And has a friend this morning.

My BOP does the same thing each fall/winter. One of these years I'm going to get up the courage to leave it outside; I see them all over town and they seem to survive just fine. But, I've had my plant for about 6 yrs now and I hate to take the chance...

Mike

I think I'd give it a chance next year,hardy in zone 9,but I understand how you feel too!
I'm leaving out a couple palms this,hope they make it!

That is so pretty perhaps my birds should migrate as well :) Does it work on big birds (nicoli/Giant BOP) as well? My passiflora still seem to be blooming up a storm here outdoors even though it has dropped to low 50's at night now.

SJN,after 7 yrs still no blooms on my Giant Bird,with 6 months inside and 6 months outside Not sure I'll ever see a bloom!

I just wish I could find a home in a local greenhouse for my very old one brought back from Califonia over twenty years ago. It has flowered a few times , though very reluctantly, and often I find in the sudden low light it's moved to, since I really haven't the light of a greenhouse, that any buds that come up by November, after a month or longer back indoors, rarely live and develope to flowering stange. I've always felt a greenhouse would solve the blooming problem and this post is perhaps proof of that. I'd gress though even a very bright solarium would do, or another equally bright situation. Now if only I could find a greenhouse owner to take it. Much too big and heavy to mail folks , so that's out of the question.

You could check with hospitals and such--one local one has a perfect place for such plants. 'Course, it doesn't have any plants. Always seems so barren and lifeless to me--all those floor to ceiling windows and nothing growing in them. Schools are another possibility. My, wouldn't kids love a BoP! Might win some new recruits!

Very nice combo.

I have to admit , when it comes to my bigger plants, and not having a pickup truck or something large enough to accommodate large plants, I must ask the recipient to provide such, if they want the particular plant. I did ask a local hospital with a bright atrium , which also had a nice big raised planting area in it, if they'd be interested in my plants, but they never replied to my message . Perhaps I should try there again, as it looked such an inviting place for my plants to me least!! Our one local mall , which does have numerous plants has of course a regular plant service, which I'd most likely have to speak to regarding my plants, or perhaps the mall management? Don't know how to proceed in that particular situation.

Regarding the mall, the proper channel would be to speak to the mall management and if they are interested, they can connect you with the plant service.

I work for a plant service, and we rarely if ever take in plants from individuals. Ours are all bought from wholesalers in Florida.

Have you checked out freecycle.org or your local newspaper's freebie classified ads section?

Thanks watergal, and your answer is somewhat what I expected to be the case, since I'm sure the most economical way to get most plants would be from wholesalers most likely and perhaps the healtiest and most disease free ones. There is a local freecycle, I used once, but I haven't been able to access it lately for some reason!!

Some of the libraries here are glad to take donations of large plants. Maybe you could try one there? The local libraries here are hooked up with the Master Gardeners. I'm sure if you contact the Master Gardeners, you can get someone to come and get it! I wish I lived close, I'd take it off your hands...