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Aristolochia delavayi

Aristolochia delavayi is a vigorous climbing perennial from western China, grown for its foliage and tubular flowers on a trellis or wall. It thrives in sun to part shade with reasonably moist, well-drained soil.

Family
Aristolochiaceae (Aristolochi family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Fertile, humus-rich, well-drained loam.
Temperature
Around 5–28 °C; hardy to about -10 °C.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: All parts contain aristolochic acids, which are nephrotoxic and carcinogenic if ingested; the sap can irritate skin.
Native range
China (Sichuan, Yunnan)
Climate
subtropical

About

Aristolochia delavayi is a species of flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is endemic to China.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristolochia delavayi 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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