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Aristolochia tomentosa

 
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Family: Aristolochiaceae
Genus: Aristolochia (a-ris-toh-LOH-kee-uh) (Info)
Species: tomentosa (toh-men-TOH-suh) (Info)

Synonym:Isotrema tomentosa

6 vendors have this plant for sale.

9 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Perennials
Vines and Climbers

Height:
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Spacing:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
Chartreuse (Yellow-Green)
Purple

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds

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1 positive
2 neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

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Positive debnes_dfw_tx On Apr 2, 2009, debnes_dfw_tx from Fort Worth, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:

Could hoping make it so?... The vendor who sold me this Wooly Pipevine was mistaken~ He said it was A. macrophilla, but I had it sent anyway for want of a Pipevine Swallowtail host plant. Since it's bloomed I have been delighted to find that it was our native A. tomentosa all along!! The plant I originally wanted. Someone *up there* must have heard me hoping. :-)

Neutral frostweed On Nov 30, 2006, frostweed from Josephine, Arlington, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:

Wooly Pipevine Aristolochia tomentosa is native to Texas and other States.

Neutral paani On Jan 21, 2005, paani from Saint Louis, MO (Zone 6a) wrote:

Aristolochia is a larval plant for the pipe vine swallowtail butterfly, so it's a good choice for a butterfly garden if you have them in your area. According to the Missouri Botanical Gardens, which selected this cultivar as a Plant of Merit in 2004, it provides "dense cover for sun porches, verandas, pillars, posts, trellises, arbors, fences or walls. Has been popularly used for many years to screen front porches."

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Oviedo, Florida
Spring Hill, Florida
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Columbus, Ohio
Boerne, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas (2 reports)
Garland, Texas
Houston, Texas



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