Dutchman'S Pipe
Aristolochia macrophylla
Aristolochiaceae
Other names
Pipe Vine
Growth habit
Vine, Climber
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
PA to GA and KS
Location
Pounder Vegetable Garden and Climate Change Garden
Source of plant
Plant Collections Consortium, KY, Wayside Gardens
Description
Vigorous climbing, twining vine that can reach 20-30'; Leaves heart- or kidney-shaped, 4"-10" (-12") long, dark green and glabrous above, pale green and pubescent beneath, finally glabrous; petiole 1"-3" long. Flowers borne singly or in pairs in the leaf axils in May and June. They are yellow-green and glabrous on the outside; at the mouth the perianth tube contracts to a small orifice, then spreads into a 3-lobed,brownish-purple limb about 3/4" across. Fruit a 6-ribbed, 2"-3" long capsule.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
notable texture