Pruning A Passion Flower Vine

Grow passion flowers in full sun to partial shade in in well-drained soil in a warm sheltered spot. Occasional pruning of errant vines will help form a stronger plant.

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Now that your passion vine is pushed out from the wall with a lot of dead growth behind it will need drastic pruning to get rid of the dead wood.

Pruning a passion flower vine. You do not need to prune or deadhead the vines. In addition clip back errant shoots throughout the growing season to keep them in bounds. Pruning dead wilted vines from your passionflower allows the plant to recover.

Most varieties need winter protection. The trick seems to be to prune them back quitehard after planting in order to encourage more shoots to form and then train them as a fan as angled rather than vertical shoots produce more flowers and thus more fruits. 1 Disinfect your pruning shears.

Wipe the blades of the pruning shears with a clean rag dipped in rubbing alcohol to prevent the spread of disease between your plants. Prepare for pruning in late winter or early spring of the second growing season when the vine is not actively growing. The best time to do the major annual pruning is late winter or early spring.

More on growing passion flowers. Passion flowers Passiflora spp are exo. Instead the pruning is to keep the size of your plant in check.

Cut back after flowering to keep plants neat or cut away damaged growth in spring. The growing season for a passion flower is when they are at the lowest maintenance. 1 Wash and disinfect bypass pruners and loppers in a 10-percent solution of bleach and water.

New healthy shoots will grow to replace the dead ones as the weather begins to warm. Additionally on younger vines pinch off the top of new growth to encourage branching. With annual growth of up to 20 feet passionflower vines require frequent pruning to control growth.

Avoid pruning passion flower plants until the v. If cold weather threatens apply two inches 5 cm of mulch around the root zone of the plant taking care to keep it from the lower stems. Prune a passion flower by cutting out the wild or dead vines and trimming the plant down one-third at a time.

Pruning throughout the growing cycle will ensure that you have a full and healthy plant.

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