Scientific Name:
Aristolochia
sp.
Pronunciation:
uh-riss-tuh-LOE-kee-uh
Common Name:
pipe vine, Dutchman's pipe
Family Name:
Aristolochiaceae
Plant Type:
Vine - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves heart shaped, 7-25cm long x 9-30cm wide; flowers to 5cm long with an unusual Dutch pipe-like shape of the calyx.
Winter ID: high climbing vine with twining stems; leaf scar U-shaped; buds small, clustered, woolly.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Canada - eastern, U.S. - northeast (Manchurian pipe vine is from eastern Asia)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Arbors or trellis, Attract butterflies, Screening
Additional Info:
Locally hardy species shown include A. macrophylla (Dutchman's pipe) and A. manshuriensis (Manchurian pipe vine). Indoor species (zone 9) include A. littoralis (calico flower).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers paired
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Yellow, Green, Purple, Brown (mottled)
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Unusual pipe-like flowers. These two images are from the UBC slide collection.Google Images
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy, Cucumber like when immature, 3-10cm long x 2-3cm wide (not observed locally)
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
U-shaped
Organ Modifications:
Stipule, leafy, Twining stems
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Mold, Root rot (Drought tolerant)
