Legend has it that in 1620 a Jesuit Priest came across the plant we now know as passion flower. Enthralled with its beauty, that night he had a vision likening its floral parts to the elements of the Crucifixion or Passion of Christ. The five petals and five sepals became the ten apostles (omitting Peter and Judas). The three pistils became the nails of the cross; the purple corona (or filaments) was the crown of thorns, and the stemmed ovary was the Lord's goblet. There are over 460 known species of Passiflora . . .

It is an odd flower, to say the least . . .

I planted the two plants, that Passion Flower Rick sent to me, over by the sunny side of the shed and they THRIVED.

In a span of 3- 4 months they grew to over 10' tall & easily had over 15 blossoms per plant.

Will they come back after I cut them back?

I live in Maryland.

And will I ever get down to size 32's again??

I've cut back on chocolate to just 1 pound a day.

The correlation between the Goblet and the ovary is good stuff for the DaVinci conspiracy buffs though.

I put it outside and killed it.

It shoulda thrived in your climate!

Unless you forgot to water it.

What planting zone are you in ?

I am in Zone 7 . . .

ll'l get back with you on this . . .

My bad. No big deal though... i'm sure Rick will bring me another clipping when we meet in Vegas for the '07 herf.

Peyerhhr'ahps we cahn tahk aboot puerrses next?

Yoo're killin' me, Willie.

Hope yoo aRRRRRRRRRRRe satified.

Have no idea what my zone is, Jet.

I'm in Maryland... south of PA... north of Chocolate City.

Looks like you have a green thumb, bro.

Perhaps, it'll come back, MACS.

Like Floyd Mayweather.

http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html 

It appears that most passion flowers are tropical in nature, zones 9-11, but there are several that will grow in zone 6. It might be dicey to let them "winter-over", but you could get away with leaving them in Container Pots with something for them to cling to. Some varieties will drop their leaves in winter, but return in Spring . . . All appear to grow 10-40 feet.

Passion Flowers are some of the most generous vines around. With daily blooms over a long season . . .

Check this link out for a wide mail order selection and decent prices, too . . .

http://www.gardenvines.com/catalog/passion-flowers-c-23.html 

It seems the only thing stopping this plant is not watering it.

I am unsure what you mean by cutting it. If you have to prune, then cut 1/4 of an inch above a leaf at an angle . . . I wouldn't arbitrarily start whacking it, though . . .

Last night was in the low 40's, and it killed an Australian Tree Fern that Shelby prized . . . It's a definate Tropical, and couldn't handle the chill . . .

I wonder how cold MACS' got . . . and, which variety it was . . .

Jet, mine thrived until mid- autumn & then it turned brown. I was told by Rick that I should cut them back to practically root level & it might make it. So far no sign of life... I should have rooted several clippings of these beautiful vines during the winter.

Yes, I will put the chocolate down... and try exercising a bit. LOL!

Otherwise, I'll stay at 225 forever!

tomorrow i will start another set of plants for you. when you return, i will personally plant them in your yard.

how could you kill one of these plants?