White Veined Hardy Dutchman’s pipe Aristolochia fimbriata
Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly larval food plant
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Dutchman’s pipe – Not Native to Texas –
White Veined Hardy Aristolochia fimbriata
In the Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort) Family, Genus is Aristolochia, Species is fimbriata
aka White-Veined Dutchman’s Pipe, Fringed Dutchman’s Pipevine
A hardy deciduous, perennial ground cover that also looks great trailing down out of a pot. White-Veined Dutchman’s Pipe is a larval food source for the Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor. Also known as Fringed Dutchman’s Pipevine, This plant develops a deep taproot or woody caudex over time that enables the plant to die back to the ground each winter in zone 8B and come back in the Spring when temperatures warm. It can be eaten all the way to the ground by caterpillars and will still releaf. This plant is not native to Texas but comes from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The toxicity of all parts of the plant to humans, is a trait that serves to protect the caterpillars ingesting the aristolochic acids in the plant from bird predation due to their unpalatability. Grow in part shade, filtered light, well drained soil.
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Betty Saenz is an Earth Friendly EcoBroker ® REALTOR who cares about the Earth and its wildlife. A Texas Master Naturalist, member of the Texas Native Plant Society NPSOT, Betty is Certified in Landscaping With Native Plants.