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Aristolochia macrophylla (Dutchman's pipe)

Aristolochia macrophylla is a deciduous climber the does perfectly in moist soils and along streams. It is a fast growing vine that has very large heart-shaped smooth leaves. It has a large flower that has a unique U-shape that looks like the Dutch pipe; hence, the common name Dutchman's pipe.

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  • French Name: Aristolochia sipho L'Hér

    Pronunciation: uh-riss-tuh-LOE-kee-uh mack-roe-FILL-uh

  • Plant type: Vine

  • Origin: Eastern United States

  • Heat Zones: 4 to 10

    Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9

  • Uses: Screen, Pollution Tolerant / Urban, Ground cover, Trellis, Green Wall, Rock Garden

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Fast

    Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

    Canopy Density: Dense

    Canopy Texture: Medium

    Height at Maturity: 5 to 8 m

    Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters

  • Notes

    Endangered, Attracts butterfies

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

    Leaf Venation: Palmate

    Leaf Persistance: Deciduous

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: 20 - 30

    Leaf Shape: Ovate

    Leaf Margins: Entire

    Leaf Texture: Smooth

    Color(growing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

    Flower Size Range: 3 - 7

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Color: Green, Yellow, Brown, Purple

    Seasons: Spring

  • Trunk

    Trunk has Crownshaft: No

    Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy, Smooth, Fissured

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Capsule

    Fruit Showiness: No

    Fruit Size Range: 3 - 7

    Fruit Color: Green, Brown

    Seasons: Spring

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  • By Schnobby (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: No

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

    Salt Tolerance: Poor

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • Management

    Toxicity: Yes

    Invasive Potential: Yes

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

    Diseases: Root rot

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Aphids

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting, Division

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