RogerEvenBove

Basjoo seems to be the only thing that I have done well with. They seem to be indestructable in SE PA. I got my plant about 5 years ago in the late spring; it took very fast and made it in the second story after a year. Mulching is with greenhouse trash, which is never removed. It was in a sheltered spot between a two story family room addition and a greenhouse that is a basement extension. Two years ago its location was needed for a mudroom under a kitchen extension. I tried to dig it up, but the corm broke into three pieces. At least two of the three are growing in a somewhat more exposed location between the family room and the greenhouse. Last year they had to be kept cut back because of construction. This year the sky is the limit. Of course this information won't help if you are too far west of Boston.
The same area contained what was probably Passiflora Caerula (sp?) that had escaped from a pot ten years earlier. It had florished but never flowered in spite of being badly disturbed during the construction of the family room and the greenhouse. Unfortunately it never reappeared after being moved with the Musa. Thus, in spite of several tries, I no longer have any outdoor Passiflora except for native Maypops. Any suggestions?