Passiflora

Flower just opened today in the greenhouse 😊

@jeatacake ......amazing pic. Such a beautiful flower :)

@flof1952 Thanks, it is. Wish I could grow it outside, but I think anywhere near -5C in winter would kill it

Looks beautiful 😆 I've put mine in a pot so it can be outside summer and inside in winter @jeatacake

@katgreen Several years ago, I had a hardier one in the ground outside for a few years & it flowered like crazy, but the very bad winter of 2009/10 killed it. Since then I've been very wary of leaving any out in the ground. They just don't grow so vigorously in a pot

@jeatacake well it's my first time growing in a pot so I will let you know how it goes, I had one in the garden many years ago but it didn't survive so maybe I will have to have less growth but a live plant 😃😄

Mines got leaves but no flowers it doesnt get much sun as covered by shrubs so need to move it i think in spring see if it takes somewhere else 😕

@katgreen Yes, you are right. Maybe the best compromise is a really big pot, so it thinks it's in the open ground, but can be put in the greenhouse in winter?

@Keely The one I had which did well outside was in full sun, so a move might be just what it needs. Like the new photo BTW👍

Thanks its on back fence at min but smothered by clematis n viburnum blocks its sun still gets plenty of shoots but no flowers and been in 3 years think I will get a large obelisk and try it in a pot if it survives. Thanks 😊

Wow 💕