Since I have to try everything, I had a Passiflora in one of my first gardens in the Seattle area. It was fun at first but eventually became too rampant and high maintenance.

Fast forward to my current garden in Portland, where I've seen 'Fata Confetto' featured in at least one local garden. I think I'll need to give it a try if find it locally.....its so spectacular!

onegreenworld.com here in Portland has three in stock. They say "likely hardy to 0F" but they also say zone 8-10.....so who knows how yours will fare up there, great that you're giving it a try, though...given climate change and all.

Thanks artinnature ... being on the Canadian prairies, I have more than a wee bit of zonal envy, but gotta roll with the punches and work with what I have! Of my bigger regrets is not having an attached four seasons solarium as I did back at our previous residence and indeed was a substantial sized structure of 26 ft x 14 ft wide ... and yes, with massive passion vines and whatnot. Am only trying 'Fata Confetto' due to the stated hardiness and "chance" the root structure might possibly survive the long deep winter snugged next to the foundation .... why not try, heck if dahlias can do so, then possibly so can this passion and esepcially so if given a nice bit of additional insulation, could just as easily prove me wrong, though I like a challenge and can dream the winter away hoping to see green shoots emerge in May ...

Pretty amazing flowers although a bit OTT for my tastes. My first encounter with passionflower was when I worked at Swanson's Nursery in Seattle. They had one growing on a chain link fence at the back of the property that flowered like crazy!! I recall it being very vigorous. Have never tried one myself.....I really do prefer clematis.

Good luck with yours. I'm sure it must be a real headturner in your very northerly clime :-))

Gardengal, yes, these blooms are a bit wild over the top, I prefer types such as 'Coral Seas' in which I had a 30 ft long specimen at my previous residence within a large solarium. Unfortunately, it only gave a yearly one time show, possibly may have flowered more if I had pruned it ... but, I had loved the color and form!

Vine is producing impressive numbers of stunning blooms, about fifty more to pop in the coming weeks!