Conifer50, How is the germination rate for the seeds? I will take a few if you have extra, but, I would also like to ask Beng, if you could possibly give me a branch from one of your longleaf pines for Dax to graft for me? I would like to try both ways in case the seeds from Conifer50 aren't as hardy as Beng's proven zone 6 hardy LLP. I already asked Dax and he is willing to graft a scion from Beng's tree, if Beng is willing to cut off a branch to be grafted. Dax said to wait til feb to cut it though. I definitely would love a few seeds if possible Conifer50. Beng, would you be willing to send a small branch in Feb? I will email you Conifer50, Beng I will see your answer when you reply here.

I started growing passion vines about 10-15 years ago in the hopes of attracting Gulf Fritillary butterflies. In all this time I've seen exactly 1 GF cat but I did become obsessed with passifloras and have about 30 varieties. lol I keep the suberosa in the greenhouse over the winter. If I don't get fruit on my plants here there's plenty that grows wild in the yard in FL and it's ripe when I'm there over the winter. I pick the fruit when it's dark purple, almost black. Sometimes I'll squeeze the seeds out or I'll just allow the fruit to dry with the seeds still in it. Unlike the larger fruited varieties the suberosa fruit will dry completely and not get sticky. Ms Faith I agree with Susan that you likely have P. incarnata which is a much prettier plant then suberosa.

I just got my first seeds from my first Moonflower. I think it is a bush variety because it is 7ft tall and like a stalk. It has a circular ball with spikes on the top and the seeds are black. Should the seeds be tan or are some black? Am I taking the seeds too soon and that is why they are black? I had someone send me seeds but they were tan???? HMMMMM>...

Hello Bruce I don't believe the size of the seed matters. It is the right conditions. Warmth, and humidity. I put my seeds in small plastic containers, and put them on top of the hot water heater. I picture lawyers drooooling over this,and it's a crying shame. Just keep them away from the pipes. They don't need light to germinate.(This applies to lawyers also): On another note I had some new seeds I bought last year (just one type). I only got 2 or three sprouts out of several seeds of this packet last year. I figured they were not very fertile, so I threw the rest of the packet in this year. Well I now have 29 Marrina's Peace sprouts. I guess the humidity is the only difference. I used the same water heater, same growing mixture. I guess I did use different tap water a year ago :