Growing Passion Flower Indoors

This plant also appreciates good ventilation when grown indoors.

Growing passion flower indoors. In terms of pests the greatest danger is usually mites or mealybugs. How to grow passion flower plants. You can train passion flowers up a pergola obelisk or galvanised wires run across a wall. Use a pot that is 12 x 12 inches and fill it with a high quality potting soil.

Both can be controlled with insecticidal soap. If you bring potted specimens indoor for the winter give them bright indirect light and keep them out of drafts. They can be left to continue growing or they can be forced into dormancy until spring. You do not need to prune or deadhead the vines.

To grow passion fruit indoors is actually quite simple. One particularly effective way to manage their growth is to train the vines around wire support such as a loop of wires forming a giant oval above the pot. A sheltered locations such as against a garden wall is recommended for many species. Blue passionflowers thrive in u s.

Plant passion flowers in well drained soil in full sun in a sheltered spot such as the foot of a sheltered sunny wall. Avoid having a passionflower vine run rampant over other plants by attaching it to a trellis or wireframe. It can easily grow 20 feet or more a year. Minimum indoor temperature is about 50 degrees.

Since you have planted your passion vine in your garden you will need to dig it out and place it in a suitable container with adequate drainage. The passion flower passiflora spp can be overwintered in 2 ways. Guide the plant on to the support with a garden cane. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 9 but grow indoors just as vigorously as outdoors under ideal conditions.

Growing passion flowers indoors is as easy as finding a big pot and a window with bright light. Use a trellis so the vine of your plant can grow up and around it get your plant at least 4 hours of sunlight daily and watch your new houseplant thrive. If you are bringing your passionflower indoors for the winter it will probably go semi dormant. The growing season for a passion flower is when they are at the lowest maintenance.

Pruning throughout the growing cycle will ensure that you have a full and healthy plant. Prune the vines in the early spring to control growth promote lush foliage and increase flower and fruit production. This video shows different types of passion fruits. Most species of passion flower should be grown in full sun to part shade in average soil that is well drained.

The plants are self clinging thanks to tendrils so when mature they won t need tying in. Keep the passion flower vine watered regularly while the plant is actively growing and be sure to provide it with adequate drainage. Move your plant outdoors after all danger of frost is past and let your vine run wild. Lastly passionflowers are rampant growers during the growing season and benefit from plenty of sunshine water and fertilizer.

If you are planning to grow passionflower indoors their sprawling vines can be troublesome.