So we picked up this Lavender Lady when we decided to help out the Gulf Frits we have seen in the neighborhood.


Over the weekend we spotted this hidden among another vining plant!


My wife tells me that this was given to us around 10 years ago and that it never did anything at all, in fact we had assumed it died off (I won't be crass enough to mention that she had an absolutely BLACK thumb at that time). So if anyone can ID this sucker it would be greatly appreciated. I've seen some in this thread that may match, but my eye isn't good enough to say for sure.

Thanks everyone!

It looks like incense to me, but I've never known one to do nothing,
That lavender lady is gorgeous, I've never seen one that dark
Love it

froggardener said:It looks like incense to me, but I've never known one to do nothing,
That lavender lady is gorgeous, I've never seen one that dark
Love it

Thanks Jolana, I do believe you are correct.

My plant began flowering nicely.

Lovely blooms! Still waiting and hoping for my Passie...

Aww, I hope it blooms soon

Blue Crown from today.

Love all your flower blooms Joseph!

My passie - Passiflora edulis 'Frederick' is alive but is not in any blooming mood. Still learning what it likes and will see how it grows this winter when our rainy season actually comes:


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Your plant should enjoy the rainy season, thanks, Tarev!

Just a Fall update, as overnights are going cooler, but we still manage low 70's daytime, I saw this one, I think a lone bud. Don't know if it will try to attempt a bloom. October was really nice got a bit more rain, but November has gone drier, though we are getting good humidity levels overnight. Usually we get 35% and lower humidity during the warm months. This November we are finally getting 70% to 80% overnight,even though it is not raining, just cool temps.

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04Nov2016

Just to update in this thread, since I have been posting here often the growth progress of my plant...the very first bloom of my Passiflora edulis 'Frederick'

I don't see any other buds..so just happy it made one

Just enjoying my Passiflora edulis 'Frederick' bloom to fade stage, still a beauty to the end. I like how it gradually seems to compartmentalize itself as it fades:

That's a very beautiful flower, tarev!

Thanks Ursula

My red passi is up front in a pot; been there since spring. It has rooted itself into the ground. It's mulched with pine neeeles. A freeze is coming tomorrow evening - should I pull it up and store in garage?

Betsy, I think it depends what cultivar you have. My Passiflora edulis 'Frederick' is said to be hardy to 20F, and we also have a freeze warning later, so will see how it goes.

Good luck, hope you can shelter your passie.

Just documenting how my Passiflora edulis 'Frederick' grows this cold season:
We have had several nights of freeze warnings already this December, so far it is holding quite well. It is also helping that the city trees are going deciduous now so there is more sunlight coming in.

Your plant looks very healthy and strong, Tarev!

I wish you lots of delicious maracujas next season.