| Common name | Dutchman's pipe |
| Family | aristolochiaceae |
| Life cycle | woody vine |
| Flowers | cream yellow (spring) |
| Light | sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes | ordinary garden soil |
One of the odder plants in our garden. Of course as a Dutchman, I had to grow this (although I haven't managed to grow my breeches yet), even though the "pipes" are mostly hidden behind the big leaves. It's worth a peak every once in a while, though, for the sheer curiousness of flower. For the rest of the year, it's a useful green vine, whose large mid-green leaves have a calming effect on the garden. It's getting too big for the home-made copper trellis we grow it on, and has extended itself into the nearby weeping cherry...
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