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Unusual aristolochia species with deep veined leaves 5-6 wide and bigger. They are leathery and glossy, look almost like aroid leaves. Small flowers are unusual shape too. It is said that the plant is cold hardy to mid-20-s F.

Primarily grown for foliage: dark green, heart shaped leaves (6 to 10 inches); ordinary, well-drained soil; requires a strong trellis; withstands urban pollution; rarely bothered by insects or diseases; creates a dense shade.

Large vine with simple oblong leaf. Older plants have a tendency to flower in mass at the base of the plant. Such "terrestrial" flowers never set fruit. Countrywide distribution, but appears to prefer limestone-based soils. Larval foodplant for butterflies.

This is a plant which does everything to live up to the name given to it by the botanists. A large and vigorous climber, it has large, six inch, rounded leaves and large clusters of ridiculously large, green with white or brownish-red markings (but color can be very variable) flowers of the fantastic, Dutchman’s pipe shape, each up to 12 ins. in length – and that’s a lot of bloom! And that’s not all! These are followed by matchingly large seed capsules. A flower arranger’s dream, they are about five inches long, big enough almost to be wired for a miniature 40 watt bulb, and, combining suggestions solicited around the office, like a Chinese lantern made of a dried (admittedly only six-legged) octopus skin. A challenge for you and your greenhouse.

Distinctive yet unusual, this great vine produces pipe-like flowers netted purple and brown it's leaves are light green and heart shaped. A spectacular show when in bloom! Does tend to have a very strange odor from the flowers. Very showy! Cream and maroon. Papery capsule containing many seeds.