Photo by: Salicyna. Wikimedia Commons.
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

woolly dutchman's-pipe; pipevine

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Aristolochia tomentosa

Family:

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:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagation:

Light:

Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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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

Soil pH:

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

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Listed as Endangered in Florida. Please acquire from reputable sources.