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Aristolochia paecilantha

Aristolochia paecilantha
Photo: Mharfouche, CC BY-SA 4.0

Aristolochia paecilantha is a tuberous geophyte in the birthwort family, native to southern Türkiye, northern Iraq and Israel, usually grown as a hardy-to-subtropical garden plant from its tuber. Keep it dry-ish in dormancy and give it a well-drained spot, as tubers rot in wet cold soil.

Family
Aristolochiaceae (Aristolochi family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water moderately during the growing season and keep nearly dry while dormant.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty soil or a sandy loam mix.
Temperature
Tolerates cool winters; protect the tuber from hard frost and waterlogging.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Aristolochic acids in the plant, as in other Aristolochia species, are harmful and may cause kidney damage if eaten.
Native range
S. Türkiye to N. Iraq and Israel
Climate
subtropical

About

Aristolochia delavayi, known as the party-colored birthwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae.

Other Aristolochia plants

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 paecilantha 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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