I propagate a lot of Passifloras. Here's the deal.
For a trade, I have the following: P. lindeniana, P. sanguinolenta, P. 'Preciosa' (P. macrocarpa x P. alata), P. foetida (from Oaxaca). I'm interested in trading for Nepenthes plants, cuttings (rooted/unrooted), seedlings, seeds.
P. lindeniana is particularly famous because it is one of the few Passifloras that grows as a tree, up to 20 m (> 60 ft.). See links below.
For 2 sets of giveaways, for postage: All of the above except P. lindeniana. In other words, P. sanguinolenta, P. 'Preciosa' and P. foetida.
For the one person trading, I might be able to include or substitute a couple others. This might include variegated P. membranacea, P. antioquiensis seedlings, P. bogotensis, P. 'Mission Dolores', maybe others. Maybe cuttings (P. 'Mission Dolores', non-variegated P. membranacea, others...). Most of these are cool growers (also P. lindeniana), which need either a cool greenhouse, or somewhere near the California coast. Think ultra-highland Nepenthes--they are from above 2000 m in the Andes. I also have other plants I could take cuttings of.
Here are the plants and cuttings. The P. 'Preciosa cuttings were taken tonight and probably need about 3 weeks to root (in water). Shipping would depend on what is sent potted. Everything potted might push things into the 1-2 pound range. Probably it's OK (below 1 lb total) if P. sanguinolenta is kept in the tiny "pots", and P. 'Preciosa' is sent unrooted or barefoot.
1) Passiflora lindeniana, a tree Passiflora from subgenus Astrophea. Here are a couple links (the Wikipedia article is surprisingly good):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora_lindeniana
http://www.lauriemeadows.info/food_garden/fruit/Passiflora_lindeniana.html
2) Passilfora sanguinolenta. Not a big, flashy Passiflora, but smallish, and elegant. It's the favorite of many, because it's a reliable bloomer, and has nice, often variegated, batwing leaves. Here's the first bloom of my plant:
3) Passiflora 'Preciosa' a hybrid of P. macrocarpa 'Blue Moon', a species which is sometimes considered P. quadrangularis, and P. alata. It is therefore a "P. decaisneana-like" hybrid. A big, vigorous plant, with huge leaves. It blooms really well for me in a cool, frost-free SF Bay Area climate. It also is OK with heat. Flowers are stunning, and very fragrant (!) Produces fruit with the right pollinator (including P. caerulea, P. loefgrenii). I'm really impressed with this hybrid.
4) Passiflora foetida. This is one of the species with sticky bracts surrounding the buds, flowers, and fruit. Most have not been convinced it's carnivorous, the question being whether it produces enzymes and digests the bugs that the sticky bracts collect. I have not seen this plant bloom--it's from seeds I was sent, from Oaxaca in Mexico. A friend in Palo Alto bloomed it, but she did not take a picture--I saw it too late. It did not bloom for me in my shady growing area (1st year), and I I've been told the species tend to not bloom in cool summer areas.
For a trade, I have the following: P. lindeniana, P. sanguinolenta, P. 'Preciosa' (P. macrocarpa x P. alata), P. foetida (from Oaxaca). I'm interested in trading for Nepenthes plants, cuttings (rooted/unrooted), seedlings, seeds.
P. lindeniana is particularly famous because it is one of the few Passifloras that grows as a tree, up to 20 m (> 60 ft.). See links below.
For 2 sets of giveaways, for postage: All of the above except P. lindeniana. In other words, P. sanguinolenta, P. 'Preciosa' and P. foetida.
For the one person trading, I might be able to include or substitute a couple others. This might include variegated P. membranacea, P. antioquiensis seedlings, P. bogotensis, P. 'Mission Dolores', maybe others. Maybe cuttings (P. 'Mission Dolores', non-variegated P. membranacea, others...). Most of these are cool growers (also P. lindeniana), which need either a cool greenhouse, or somewhere near the California coast. Think ultra-highland Nepenthes--they are from above 2000 m in the Andes. I also have other plants I could take cuttings of.
Here are the plants and cuttings. The P. 'Preciosa cuttings were taken tonight and probably need about 3 weeks to root (in water). Shipping would depend on what is sent potted. Everything potted might push things into the 1-2 pound range. Probably it's OK (below 1 lb total) if P. sanguinolenta is kept in the tiny "pots", and P. 'Preciosa' is sent unrooted or barefoot.
1) Passiflora lindeniana, a tree Passiflora from subgenus Astrophea. Here are a couple links (the Wikipedia article is surprisingly good):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora_lindeniana
http://www.lauriemeadows.info/food_garden/fruit/Passiflora_lindeniana.html
2) Passilfora sanguinolenta. Not a big, flashy Passiflora, but smallish, and elegant. It's the favorite of many, because it's a reliable bloomer, and has nice, often variegated, batwing leaves. Here's the first bloom of my plant:
3) Passiflora 'Preciosa' a hybrid of P. macrocarpa 'Blue Moon', a species which is sometimes considered P. quadrangularis, and P. alata. It is therefore a "P. decaisneana-like" hybrid. A big, vigorous plant, with huge leaves. It blooms really well for me in a cool, frost-free SF Bay Area climate. It also is OK with heat. Flowers are stunning, and very fragrant (!) Produces fruit with the right pollinator (including P. caerulea, P. loefgrenii). I'm really impressed with this hybrid.
4) Passiflora foetida. This is one of the species with sticky bracts surrounding the buds, flowers, and fruit. Most have not been convinced it's carnivorous, the question being whether it produces enzymes and digests the bugs that the sticky bracts collect. I have not seen this plant bloom--it's from seeds I was sent, from Oaxaca in Mexico. A friend in Palo Alto bloomed it, but she did not take a picture--I saw it too late. It did not bloom for me in my shady growing area (1st year), and I I've been told the species tend to not bloom in cool summer areas.