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ilovecitrus
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Joined: 16 Apr 2009
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Location: hurricane, ut

Posted: Fri 25 Feb, 2011 10:30 pm

Has anyone tried growing passion fruit in a container?
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Joined: 11 Jul 2010
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Location: Beaumont, TX (zone 9a)

Posted: Sat 26 Feb, 2011 12:35 am

I tried it in ground. It started fine but got frozen in the winter...that was it. Sad did not get seeds since then.
Good luck!
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Malcolm_Manners
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Joined: 13 Nov 2005
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Location: Lakeland Florida

Posted: Sat 26 Feb, 2011 2:52 am

I have not. But I have grown them for many years, outdoors, in the open soil. And under those conditions, they seldom flower before the 2nd or 3rd year, when the vines are 15-20 feet long. (These were cutting-grown mature wood; not juvenile seedlings). So I wonder if they'd bloom if kept smaller, in a pot.
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ilovecitrus
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Location: hurricane, ut

Posted: Sat 26 Feb, 2011 6:50 pm

my biggest concern is how out of control they can get trying to dig there little vines into my wall and climb them , also how much vine you have to have to get fruit. My husband said when he lived in hawaii that they were like a weed there killing and choking out large mango trees and other plants.
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Ivannn
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Joined: 14 May 2009
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Location: Bologna, Italy

Posted: Sun 27 Feb, 2011 8:55 am

If you are talking about passiflora edulis, you can easily grow it in a 30cm container. It tolerates a slight frost.

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