The first one is either lavender lady (which has 3 lobed leaves) or Inscence (which has 5 lobed leaves) or could possibly be Monika Fisher (which i still dont have in my collection) the second is Lady Margaret a cross between our native maypop and coccinea the third is Passiflora cearulea. Great collection to start off with good going. All 3 are larval foods for the zebra and gulf frittlary butterflies.

I don't have alot of experience with these, but I have the one you're talking about. The buds swell to quite a large size before opening, looks like those buds are close. During the hot summer months a flower lasted only about a day and then it was done. So the flower you had that opened, closed, and opened again, well you got a bonus. Don't overwater the plant but keep an eye on it. Mine got full to partial sun in the summer, all winter has been in an east window and still bloomed with no sun past 11 a.m. or so. Be patient with it, it looks good and healthy.

Here's the latest: It looks like the situation has been resolved. I've been told that the hybridizer is growing some of the seedlings, that two have bloomed and they look like P. 'Mission Dolores' (P. parritae x antioquiensis). So apparently the pollen somehow came from P. antioquiensis, which is growing in the hybridizer's garden. Interestingly, as far as I can tell the seedlings resemble P. parritae in many ways, and some features, such as the petiole glands, differ significantly from P. 'Mission Dolores'. Perhaps there is variability in the cross, or maybe these change as the plant matures. I thought it was important to figure out whether the seedlings were new P. parritae clones. In this case simply waiting for the flower to bloom could have led to the loss of many of the clones if people didn't think think another hybrid was worth the time, space and effort. Plus there would have been less reason to aggressively propagate the seedlings. It was surprising that the answer to their identity came so quickly, and of course the more information the better.

Hello Barb, You can certainly sow them right now. Actually, I have experimented with many different methods, and sometimes we don't even clean the pulp off of the seeds, and they still usually come up, they just take longer. I assume the pulp has to disintegrate naturally in the planting medium to let the moisture into the seed from watering. But, if you were planning on saving some seeds for later, or trading them away, you would definitely want to clean them. As far as planting medium goes, I would suggest that you experiment. I usually use Jiffy peat pellets, but sometimes try out regular potting soil with extra perlite added. I think you should try 2 or 3 different ways, and find out what works best for you. Depending on how moist you keep them, what temperatures, et cetera, you may have better luck with one method over others. Just don't let them freeze. I like to use some bottom heat most of the time, though I don't think it is necessary. I just think it speeds things up a bit. A waterproof heating pad set on low does the trick. A couple of things to keep in mind: Passiflora seesd can take a very long time to germinate. I had one come up in just 5 days this year, (a record for me), but still had some of last year's seeds coming up this summer, about 9 months later. Don't give up on them if they don't sprout like tomato seeds. Also, the plant you are bringing indoors: be sure to water it very sparingly. I hate trying to grow indoors because it is so hard to keep the watering just right. Being a P. caerulea, it can withstand more abuse than many other Passies, so I would probably suggest not watering it until you see signs that it is dry, such as the larger leaves starting to wilt slightly. Overwatering it could be detrimental. Hopefully, someone else will chime in here who has more experience with overwintering indoors, and give you more first-hand tips. Good luck and happy gardening! Eric Wortman