Anyone in Zone 5/6 grow passion flower vine?
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Annie
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Does anyone grow Passion Flower?
Comments (19)Wiley, I have plenty of little sprouts coming up from my lavender-flowered passiflora incarnata and would be happy to share a few bare-root shoots if I can find any more this late in the season (I just finished pulling & discarding a bunch, as I already have 4 potted and rooted for an upcoming local plant swap.) My plant was a gift sent bare-root from a fellow gardener in the southeastern U.S., where these plants are native, up to Virginia and southeastern Pennsylvania. It is perfectly winter-hardy without protection other than the usual winter mulch of shredded leaves in my USDA Zone 7 garden on the mid-NJ coast. Don't despair if you don't see anything in spring - these didn't earn their name "Maypop" for nothing! Due to our cooler spring this year, mine was up quite late, but has made up for it. I don't know how well it would fare through a zone 6 winter, but it wouldn't hurt to try. I would recommend planting it in a large, deep nursery pot sunk into the ground, as once established they do send up shoots quite a distance from the mother plant. Let me know if you are still interested - there should still be time for it to establish some roots before the soil cools....See MoreDoes anyone grow Hydrangeas in zone 5?
Comments (22)H. quercifolia is somewhat challenging plant for z5. The most of the problems will occur in a first few years. Once established it will be relatively trouble free plant, though not a reliable bloomer. After all it's a z7-8 (NC, GA) native plant. First, it need 2-3 years in ground to become fully established. Being technically root hardy to z5 it still need very thick layer of mulch and burlap wraping in a first couple of winters. Spring/early summer planting is highly recommended for z5-6. Second, of all hydrangeas, young oakleaves are the most succeptible to root rot while still can't stand drought. Therefore, one have to find PROPER watering regimen to satisfy this requirement. Again, thick layer of mulch could be handy. Third, it blooms on old wood and you are back to square one for winter protection as you would be with the most of macrophyllas. Winter protection ala 'hayseedman' for quercifolias will be not only questionable due to the rangy pattern of growth, but most likely will be impossible for the most of them due to their sizes, assuming they'll not die back every other year. 'Alice' in particular, is one of the largest h.q. and could easily reach 8x8' in just 3 years and 12x12' in 5 years if no dieback. IMO, dwarf cultivars, such as Pee Wee or Sike's Dwarf (both look identical to me anyway) are the only quercifolias that could be/should be attempted to grow in solid z5 on condition that grower is determined and will put reasonable effort to protect them. Fourth, indeed, fall foliage of oakleaves is a site to behold. However, in order to develop fall color it should be grown in a considerable sun, say 3-4 hours, and here you'll have another contradiction. Location with 3-4 hours of tentatively morning sun in a summer most likely will become a 6-8-10 hours of sun in a winter and such exposure most definitely will dry flower buds or even the whole branches by the spring, thus you'll have a huge non-blooming plant in a best case scenario. Sorry for the doom and gloom, but that is how I see it. Re: 'Blue Billow'. It wasn't me who touted it, but Hayseedman reported that it blooms RELIABLY for him in z6 WITHOUT any protection. In my z6b garden I don't protect any hydrangeas except trying to chose location wisely, and indeed B.Billow bloomed for me the last three years on a row, including very cold winter of 2003/04....See MoreDoes anyone grow Golden wings in zone 6 or 5?
Comments (14)I grew it here but it needed sprayed too be healthy. I have two very similar roses that need no spray. Kordes Lemon Fizz Kolorscape has a nice large bloom, strong scent, very heathy, good shapely shrub, continuous bloom and doesn't fade. Maybe a little bit but not much Photo from June it even had cane good cane left after polar out break. The canes always appear healthy after winter. Be sure too prune until you have nice white or apple green centers.The healthier your cane the healthier your rose will be. Carefree Sunshine is another healthy one that grows well here (no photo). Flower does fade more than LFK but still pretty. Flower does somewhat resemble Golden Wings in color. Golden Wings did grow and flower well for me. Just could not keep it as a no spray rose. I have grown every yellow single or semi double yellow shrub sold in the US in the last twenty years. LFK and CS have to date performed the best. Of course if your area is a bit drier, less humid or you spray Golden Wings could be gorgeous. I was equally infatuated with it. I like yellows of all kinds....See MoreAnyone growing Buff Beauty in zone 5?
Comments (25)Aerbk7b, Strawchicago z5 was generous in sharing her experience. You didn't ask me but I did notice that your original question was whether all hybrid musks were descended from Trier, either directly or several generations back. Here's the short answer: No. For a better, more informative answer, buy a premium membership on HMFRoses. Search the linage of a rose, its descendants and ancestors for a better understanding. It's the best money I've spent for furthering my knowledge of what roses will grow here. BTW you are wise in thinking that the ancestry of a hybrid musk will make a difference in its performance....See MoreAnnie
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