PlantFiles: Gaping Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia ringens

Where I grew up all of the American Foursquare houses had a Dutchman's Pipe on the trellis that was usually contained by a sidewalk or next to a driveway. I love the plant and planted it on the side of my porch in a north west side of my house. I regret this. It has very strong runners and they are very invasive-I still love the heart shaped leaves but they are out of scale for my cottage house. I have been digging it out and would not reccommend it UNLESS you plant it somewhere where it can't run under the ground-like a sidewalk or driveway. It grows very quickly and covers a trellis quickly and keeps growing and growing. I looked an looked for this palnt as I remember it from when I was young but be careful where you put it - it definately is not for a smaller garden/house.

I threw some seeds in a pot midsummer and now my little gaping babies have grown to about 1' with lots of base shoots coming up. Does anyone happen to know anything about vegetative propagation for aristolochia ringens? I own a nursery and would love to make more plants to share with customers.

I have seeds of this plant coming and I will be sure to let everyone know how well it does. I am in a zone 4B-5 so this will be an indoor plant for me.
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