I spoke too soon-- there's signs of life! Yayeee! Lois, you can have the seedlings from your seeds (assuming they germinate) at the May swap. - Bev

Sorry guys. I'll wrap this thread up. I didn't realize such a huge cutting would have to be taken from my brugmansias. They haven't bloomed yet for me, so i'm not willing to cut them down. Plus, these species apparantly are almost impossible to root by cuttings. It can only be done by air layering. So it would all be for not and both you and I would be dissapointed at the results. I will air layer next season after they bloom and post a new thread.

By May I will surely have some stray shoots of passiflora incarnata, already well rooted, and would be happy to share. You have quite a trade list, I'm still reviewing it.

I had P. incarnata for a while many years ago, grown from seed collected in Jacksonville, FL. It made nice bright-green foliage, but the flowers were few and rather insipid. The few fruits that matured had very sour pulp. It was difficult to keep it from spreading via an abundance of thick, pale rhizomes. I really can't recall whether I dug it up, or it eventually expired on its own. I've had P. caerulea in my gardens for several decades. It's rather borderline in Seattle as far as the above-ground parts surviving the winter, which seems to be necessary for good flowering and fruiting. I've seen several quite large specimens in the warmer parts of Seattle, with woody stems several inches thick. My own plants flower and fruit well at least every third year. The flowers are magnificent, with a wonderful wintergreen-like aroma. The ripe fruits can be quite attractive, being bright orange, but they are frequently sullied by some sort of black mold/mildew. The fruit contains numerous seeds surrounded by a bright red pulp, which I find devoid of flavor. This vine will send up sprouts from the roots 8 feet or more away from the main stem(s), but they are easily plucked. It will also self-sow abundantly from the dropped fruit.