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Dutchmans pipe in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Aristolochia macrophylla

 

Dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia - or Dutchman's Pipe - can be deciduous or evergreen, native to tropical and temperate woodlands. This plant can take 2/3 years to establish and then becomes a vigorous growing, twining vine with large green heart shaped leaves producing green/yellow/purplish old fashioned Meerschaum pipe shaped flowers that are yellow, brown or dark red, sometimes mottled. Needs to be planted by a wall or trellis. Roots and stems are poisonous.

 
plant Features
  • Dutchmans pipe likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Dutchmans pipe likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Dutchmans pipe is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Dutchmans pipe likes moist and fertile

    Moist and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Dutchman's pipe

Latin name

Aristolochia macrophylla

type

Climber

family

Aristolochiaceae

ph

7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Dutchmans pipe likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Dutchmans pipe is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Dutchmans pipe likes moist and fertile

    Moist and fertile

  • Water

    Dutchmans pipe likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Dutchmans pipe is 4.50meters x 0.90meters 4.50 M 0.90 M

Aristolochia macrophylla

Aristolochia - or Dutchman's Pipe - can be deciduous or evergreen, native to tropical and temperate woodlands. This plant can take 2/3 years to establish and then becomes a vigorous growing, twining vine with large green heart shaped leaves producing green/yellow/purplish old fashioned Meerschaum pipe shaped flowers that are yellow, brown or dark red, sometimes mottled. Needs to be planted by a wall or trellis. Roots and stems are poisonous.


Flowering Season

From Late Spring TO Mid Summer

Green/yellow/purplish old fashioned Dutch pipe type flowers.

 

Planting Season

From Late Winter TO Mid Spring

Plant container grown plants against a tree/wall/trellis in winter/spring.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Sow seed direct into growing site against wall/trellis\tree.

 
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