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Low desert pipevines

10 years ago

Has anyone had any success growing butterfly host pipevines in the low desert (Sunset zone 13) other than A. watsonii or A. fimbriata.
I found this one labeled A. quercifolia at a local nursery. Web searches yield no info about it.

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dragonflydee
10 years ago
I posted a Alabama search for Aristolochia querifolia and it came up spelled
That way with Aristolochia quercetorum in parenthesis following.
Folia...is there a labeling thing at the plant nursery involved???
Sorry,but I don't speak Spanish...
DB
joncongaroo
Original Author
10 years ago
It must be A. quercetorum labeled wrong by the grower. Hopefully it will survive the hellish summers here and the caterpillars will enjoy it.
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myrtlebee
9 years ago
it just arrived in our nursery and i cant find any info on it either. guess i will take one home and see what it likes or doesnt. amazing the lack of info
joncongaroo
Original Author
9 years ago
It did well last summer growing in a 14" pot under a Mescal bean tree. The pipevine cats grew fat on it, but they still favor the A. fimbriata.

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