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Aristolochia littoralis
Also called Elegant Dutchman's Pipe, Calico Flower, Duck, Pelican Flower
Aristolochia littoralis is a fast-growing evergreen climbing vine from South America, grown for its glossy leaves and unusual pipe-shaped flowers with purplish-brown markings. It needs warmth, bright light and a support to climb, and it is frost-tender.
Aristolochia littoralis, the calico flower or elegant Dutchman's pipe, is a species of evergreen vine belonging to the family Aristolochiaceae.
This subtropical plant requires a minimum temperature of 7°C (45°F), and in temperate regions is grown under glass. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
The vining plant is native to southern and western South America. It is found in:
Indian birthwort · Aristolochia amara · Aristolochia argentina · Cairns Birdwing Butterfly Plant · Andalusian Dutchman's Pipe · Aristolochia boosii · Aristolochia bracteolata · Aristolochia cauliflora · Aristolochia ceropegioides · Aristolochia chalmersii · Aristolochia chilensis · Birthwort
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristolochia littoralis 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.
