Passion Flower
Question:
I bought a couple of small passion flower cuttings in early march put them into two medium sized tubs and have been amazed at the results one is know about 5ft having been in a bit of a shady area the other must be approaching 10ft and shows no sign of stopping is this normal for this type of plant and is it wise to cut it back at any time
Answer:
Some Passion Flowers are very vigorous so I'm not surprised at the rate of growth. Keeping them in pots will restrict the overall growth so you may be OK but if you feel they are getting out of hand then cut them back in autumn. They aren't fussy about how they are pruned so you can reduce them to whatever size you wish. You are best to keep them well fed as, being in pots, they will run out of nutrients in time.
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