Thursday, March 31, 2016

Not just surviving, but thriving!

You probably remember my gushing over the Passiflora 'Sunburst' with it's fabulous orange flowers and interesting foliage.

It's not hardy here in Portland so I dug it up and over-wintered it in the basement during the winter of 2014/15. That was a success so naturally I did it again last fall. That's it in the black container...

I knew it was still alive because there was this green leaf.

And if you follow the long stem (with that single green leaf) out further – beginning at the orange circle on the left and ending at the orange circle on the right – you can see there are even more green leaves.

Blurry, but you can clearly see...leaves! Happy plant.

But! Holy heck! What's that...up there above the lights?!

When did this happen? An entirely new branch has been creeping along the ceiling and I didn't even notice.

Clearly this plant can't wait to get back outside and start growing. Yay!

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21 comments:

  1. Oh holy wow! I love that plant. Did you acquire this lovely in California

    How often did you water this over the winter?

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    1. Nope, from Grassy Knoll Exotics, in Oregon (online) and I didn't water it nearly enough! I kept forgetting to, that's part of why it's so wonderful it's still alive!

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  2. I've loved this plant since you first posted it and it's pinned to my 'must have' list. Sadly the only UK supplier has it unavailable at the moment, but I shall be keeping watch..

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  3. Be careful, it may creep up through the floorboards and take over the house!

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  4. Talk about a happy plant!! I can't get over how funny these leaves look!

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  5. That's awesome! No problems with mites or scale or anything? BTW, the thing I can't figure out: are those orange circles actual wire rings, or were they added in a paint app? If added then you've chosen a color that would fit right into your garden! :)

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    1. No problems on this plant, or the other Passiflora. The Agaves though...wow. Bad scale year. Oh and the orange circles were added so you guys could see what I was talking about...not real! (but of course the color choice wasn't random...)

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  6. It made itself so at home in its winter quarters that it will be quite a project untangling it for the move. Worth any effort involved...it's spectacular.

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    1. My photos must be deceiving because it's not going to be hard to get it out at all. It was harder to untangle it to bring it in...

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  7. Ditto Ricki. I was wondering if it will be a problem . . .

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    1. No, I really don't think it's going to be bad at all.

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  8. Plant dreams do come true! Love it when it happens!!!

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  9. Cool! I LOVE that Passion Flower! The colors are amazing--I'm so happy for you! I'm planning to try P. incarnata this summer. I'm on the edge of its native range, but it's worth a try. I love the way the hummingbirds are so attracted to these beauties. Plus, you get fruit! :)

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    1. I thought most people felt the fruit was a negative...nice to hear you're excited about it.

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  10. Impressive! If it's that vigorous in your basement, maybe I could make it grow in my garden. I haven't tried growing a passionflower in this garden.

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  11. Now that is a non-stabby plant with some serious sass! I love it!

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