I think I sowed my passiflora Incarnata like in september or october. I also sowed an unamed passion flower that same day. Well I got Incarnata sprouts this past week. I also sowed some Passiflora caerulea maybe january or febuary and I haven't got sprouts yet. This is my first time sowing passionflower but I have heard they take awhile to germinate and they are hard to break that dormancy cycle. Some advise to even soak in some kind of acidic mixture prior to sowing, like even orange juice. Also they advise to remove the, oh me what is that technical name, you know that stuff around the seed. I didn't remove it on the passiflora Incarnata, but it was removed on the caerulea and the unamed before sowing.

I've never been successful at rooting maypops, Sue, but I have been successful at growing them from seeds. I've got two P. incarnata 'alba' (white flowering form) seedlings in my rooting cage right now that I'll be planting out pretty soon. The seeds are odd. I plant mine fresh with the natural stuff surrounding the actual seed intact - I can't remember what that stuff is, but it's the sour stuff that you can make juice from if you have the patience to squeeze it out. A lot of people say take it off and soak the seeds in orange juice, but why? The natural juice is acidic. Some will come up right away, and others won't come up until next year, but the germination rate is always low for me. Still, it only takes a few to wind up with a whole field of it - you saw for yourself how it spreads from underground roots. There's probably some way you could start them from the underground root itself - maybe somebody else will know. Sherry

Thank you Ankraras. I will wait the 60 days just in case. Good thing you picked up on the difference between ground and air layering because in fact my layer is in the air but without any of the removal of bark etc. I did not think scarifying neccessary as Passion Fruit is a natural walker (I think). It is in a tray about 3 inches deap, drainage holes, with a wick to stop water logging. The vine is very healthy with plenty of side suckers, so I will try striking cuttings as well. 60 days is a bit of a wait. Not just for this one but for subsequent ones.

I believe you are speaking about air layering, which is super easy to do, but not always successful. If you do a google.com on 'air layering plants', I believe you will find what you are looking for.