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Woolly dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia tomentosa

Woolly dutchman's pipe
Photo: Chhe (talk), Public domain

Woolly Dutchman's pipe is a native North American climbing vine (liana) grown for its hairy foliage and pipe-shaped flowers that attract pollinating flies. It thrives in sun to part shade with well-drained soil and is hardy in warm temperate climates.

Family
Aristolochiaceae (Aristolochi family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while established, letting the top few centimetres of soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil or loam.
Temperature
Hardy to roughly -10 °C; protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: Aristolochia species contain aristolochic acids, which are harmful if swallowed and can damage the kidneys; all parts should be considered poisonous.
Native range
C. & S. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Aristolochia tomentosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae.

Its native range includes the southeastern and South Central United States. The common name for the plant is woolly Dutchman's-pipe because the flower superficially resembles a Dutch smoking pipe.

Other Isotrema plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristolochia tomentosa 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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