Giant Dutchman's Pipe Aristolochia gigantea    Aristolochia gigantea or Giant Dutchman's Pipe is a vigorous climber with remarkable, huge flowers up to 30 cm long and 15 cm wide. This vine has large, six inch, rounded leaves and large clusters of large, green with floppy brownish-red marked flowers in the fantastic shape of an old-fashioned meerschaum pipe, a Dutchman’s Pipe. Origin: Panama to Brazil Habitat: Tropical forest and stream banks.
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This is an unusual blooming vine, Aristolochia gigantea, the Giant Dutchman’s Pipe, which has the shape of an old-fashioned meerschaum pipe. Native to Brazil. Endemic to Tropical forest and stream banks. The clusters of Aristolochia gigantea flowers on this woody vine, or liana, are really bizarre shaped and large flowered, with the outrageous liver color. After taking pictures of the pipes, I was researching and found that Rich Cech and Guy Tudor describe the Polydamas Swallowtails in their book Butterflies of the East Coast, An Observer’s Guide, as a tropical butterfly living at the edge of its range in Florida. The black caterpillars with orange tubercles feed in clusters when young. Aristolochia gigantea is pollinated by flies. Mary Collins, senior horticulturist, says the tiny flies are drawn to the pipe, fly inside and then cannot get back out because of the downward facing hairs. To grow Aristolochia gigantea, you’ll need a strong support, such as a heavy trellis where it can find full sun to partial shade. Vigorous vines can be pruned back to their main stem and branches after flowering, and fertilized in February and October. Aristolochia gigantea has been recorded blooming nearly year-round in the garden.
The flowers are smaller and less odoriferous than those of Aristolochia grandiflora. It is a very easy plant that grows abundantly. It is suitable to rapidly cover a wall or fence. In USDA zone 8 it can be grown as an annual outside. Common names: Calico Flower, Dutchmans Pipe, Giant Dutchman's Pipe, Pelican Flower Synonym: Howardia gigantea Etymology: Aristolochia: from the Greek aristos (excellent, best) and lochos (delivery), which would refer to the afterbirth. Gigantea: from the Greek giganteios (gigantic). Description: Aristolochia gigantea is a vine that can climb 20 meters high but usually grows 5-10 m high. The bark is cork-like and deeply grooved. The leaves are egg or heart-shaped, alternate, densely covered with white hairs on the underside, measuring up to 15 cm long and 11 cm wide. The color is a beautiful bright green. The flowers appear singly or in groups on older lots. They have somewhat the shape of a pipe and measure up to 30 cm long and 15 cm wide. The color is dark red with cream-colored veins. They spread a carrion smell to attract flies for pollination. The fruits are sausage-shaped capsules, 8-13 cm long and 1-3 cm wide, which burst open when mature to release the numerous seeds.   Hardiness: USDA Zone 9, 0 °C Height: 5-10 m Soil: Is satisfied with any soil, provided that it is well drained. Exposure: Full sun to partial shade. Water: Water moderately in the summer, tolerates short periods of drought. Fertilizer: Fertilize monthly during growing season. Pruning: Prune late in the winter or early in the spring to give some model to the plant and limit growth. Propagation: by Seed   Sowing instructions: soak the seeds in water for 48 h plant 1 seed per pot, in a light sowing mix mist the substrate so that it is moist but not wet cover the pots to limit evaporation place the pots in a warm place with at least 6 h of sunlight per day. When not enough light, complement with a growing lamp. germination: 15-30 days can be planted outside once the temperature reaches 20 °C	Taxonomy: Aristolochia gigantea (Aristolochiaceae) Alternative Botanical Name: Howardia gigantea Common Names: Giant Dutchman's Pipe Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe Classification: Aristolochia L. Kingdom: Plantae-Plants Subkingdom: Tracheobionta-Vascular plants Superdivision: Spermatophyta-Seed plants Division: Magnoliophyta-Flowering plants Class: Magnoliopsida-Dicotyledons Subclass: Magnoliidae Order: Aristolochiales Family: Aristolochiaceae - Birthwort family Genus: Aristolochia L. - Dutchman's Pipe (Dimmitt, Mark A. 2000. Flowering Plants of the Sonoran Desert.) (National Plant Database. 2005.)   Description: Aristolochia gigantea is a robust, twisting climber that can grow around a sturdy arbor or a tree up to 30 feet tall or higher. This vine has fleshy heart-shaped leaves and large flowers exceeding a foot long and at least 6 inches wide. The flower is astounding, impressive, strange and sinister at the same time: it resembles a giant beefsteak. The mouth of the pipe-shaped flower expands to a huge size and is colored with a maroon and white netting effect. In the “mouth” there is a central yellow spot where an opening leads into a closed pouch. The back view of the flower superficially resembles a pair of lungs with a canal leading into a stomach-like pouch. The blossom is over 14 inches (36 cm) long. These huge, lemony scented flowers bloom from summer until late winter. (Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M. J. 1992. 1999. The Families of Flowering Plants: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval.) (Dimmitt, Mark A. 2000. Flowering Plants of the Sonoran Desert.)   Geographic Distribution: Aristolochia gigantea grows in tropical regions from Panama to Brazil. (Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M. J. 1992. 1999. The Families of Flowering Plants: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval.)   Species Interconnections and Interdependencies: Giant Dutchman’s Pipe has developed an ingenious way to make the flies do all the pollination work. First, the fly, which is already coated with pollen from another flower it has recently visited, is attracted to the sight and smell of the open flower. As it follows the scent down to the main chamber of the flower, it is prevented from exiting by the stiff hairs from inside the pipe, which traps the insect inside. Since the hairs point downward, the fly must move in that direction. Deep inside the flower, the pollen-covered fly brushes up its head against the flower’s receptive stigma, depositing pollen from the previous flower. The next day the flower stops producing the scent that attracted the flies and releases pollen on the captives. Only then does the flower relax the stiff hairs and release the flies to carry the pollen to another flower. (Dimmitt, Mark A. 2000. Flowering Plants of the Sonoran Desert.)
	Category: Vines and Climbers Height: 8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m) Hardiness: USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Bloom Color: Red, Chartreuse (Yellow-Green), Purple Bloom Time: Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Foliage: Evergreen Shiny/Glossy-Textured Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds. Larval food plant for Polydamas swallowtail butterflies. Propagation Methods: From seed; sow indoors before last frost. Growing to 50 feet in zones 9-11.
	Aristolochia gigantea shows hairs that trap flies.
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