How to prune passiflora racemosa

Late winter to early spring, just as the plant begins to stir from dormancy. Cut all main stems back hard — by half to two-thirds — to a healthy bud or lateral. Remove dead or spindly growth entirely. Tie new shoots into the support as they extend.

Annually in late winter; tip-prune through summer to shape. Passiflora racemosa (red passionflower) is an energetic tropical climber that blooms on current-season growth. It benefits from a hard cutback each late winter to prevent a tangled mass of old stems and to stimulate the vigorous new shoots that carry the best flower display.

Cut all main stems back hard — by half to two-thirds — to a healthy bud or lateral. Remove dead or spindly growth entirely. Tie new shoots into the support as they extend.