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Aristolochia cucurbitifolia

Aristolochia cucurbitifolia
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0

Aristolochia cucurbitifolia is a climbing vine from Taiwan in the birthwort family, grown mainly as a garden or greenhouse climber in warm climates. Give it a warm, sheltered spot with a strong support to climb.

Family
Aristolochiaceae (Aristolochi family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, moist loam or a rich organic potting mix.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Aristolochia species contain aristolochic acids, which are toxic and can damage the kidneys and cause cancer if ingested; all parts should be treated as poisonous.
Native range
Taiwan
Climate
subtropical

About

Aristolochia cucurbitifolia is a species of plant in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is endemic to Taiwan.

Other Isotrema plants

Aristolochia arborea · California dutchman's pipe · Aristolochia cucurbitoides · Aristolochia fangchi · Aristolochia forrestiana · Aristolochia hainanensis · Aristolochia hyperxantha · Aristolochia obliqua · Aristolochia quangbinhensis · Aristolochia scytophylla · Aristolochia stevensii · Pipevine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristolochia cucurbitifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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