Aristolochia tomentosa
woolly dutchman's-pipe; pipevine
Aristolochiaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
vine
Size:
climbing ft tall by 20+ ft ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow,purple,green
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Primarily used in butterfly gardens but can make a good hanging pot plant or vine on a post or trellice
Considerations:
Light:
Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A
Ecology
Wildlife:
Caterpillars
Larval host for the pipevine swallowtail and polydamas swallowtail butterflies.
Pollinated by flies.
Native Habitats:
Stream banks, flood plains, bottomland
