Tangled Branches: Cultivated
happenings in and around my zone 6b gardens in northern Virginia and in central Virginia
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Passiflora
The Passiflora incarnata flowers have outlived the Japanese Beetles and are now blooming in beetle-free bliss. This is an experimental planting, to see if 1) it will bloom where I planted it (yes), and, 2) it will survive the winter (tune in next spring for the answer). I started with one tiny plant this spring, and it's grown to the top of a Burkwood Viburnum (6+ ft.). The first flowers, besides being devoured within hours of opening, were too high in the shrubbery to get a good picture. And I had no idea these were so fragrant - just two open flowers perfume the yard for several feet around.
2 Comments:
Pretty spectacular, all right. I too will be interested to see if they come back.
Did they attract any caterpillars?
Weeeellll....now I'm not so sure I want it to survive the winter. I just noticed that there are several passionflower shoots coming up in the lawn, about 3-4 ft. away from the tiny thing I planted this spring. But the flowers are so neat. Maybe I can find a spot for it where I don't care if it spreads (a lot).
Other than the Japanese beetles, I haven't seen any insects at all on it. There are plenty of holes in the leaves, but I assumed that was JB damage.
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