Passion flower problem?

I planted a passion flower against a trellis on a wall last year. It took off really well but recently has been looking rather ill - brown, dry curled leaves like something has been eating it. I dont think this time slugs are to blame and I can see no ecidence of any other insects. Can you advise me what I should do to save this plant? Live in Ireland by the way. Thanks.

Passion flower problem?
Passion flower plants are deciduous and will start getting their greenery back soon. Its ok that they look brownish in the winter. Mine before I stupidly moved it never use to shoot out until May. With the weather as it has been I expect it is waiting for some warmer weather. They do well to be in a sheltered part of your garden, where the wind can't whip them.



I used to have little holes all over mine, and discovered that snails liked them in particular, and also a certain type of moth, which I didn't know the name of.
Reply:Passion flowers can be badly affected by low temperatures.

It needs a sheltered spot,and should be covered if frost is forcast.
Reply:It is no doubt the time of the year. it will have dead leaves etc on it. just cut it back to about 1' %26amp; it'll be fine. Trim it every year other wise it'll go straggly
Reply:It might come back in summer, if not you could always cut it back hard and it will come back healthy, I cut mine right back to ground hoping to get rid of it and it's coming back. I'm sure it used to die off a little in winter though.
Reply:A passion flower should be cut back to 2/3foot each year due to winter damage.Recently with mild winters the climber has been undamaged in winter due to mild weather so no need to cut back.Cut back immeadiately and the whole lot will grow back
Reply:It will look like this every year. They die back in your climate but not completely. It is classed as semi-evergreen. Tidy it up by cutting off all the brown and crispy dead stuff until all that you are left with is nice green growth. You should notice little sprouts coming off of the green branches ready for new leaves for this year. You can be quite harsh with it if you want to contain it. I cut mine to about 3 ft from the ground but it is a lot more mature than yours.
Reply:See the under surface of curled leaves. Probably you see small white flies sucking sap and then inoculate plant with virus causing leaf curl. Spray dimecron 3 ml/liter water on leaves.