Giant Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia gigantea) - Garden.org

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Vine
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height:	to 30 feet (9m)
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Bloom Size:	Over 12"
Flower Time:	Late winter or early spring Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Winter
Awards and Recognitions:	RHS AGM

Common names

Giant Dutchman's Pipe
Giant Pelican Flower

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Location: Jardin Exotique & Botanique Roscoff, Brittany, France
Date: 2023-08-29

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2020-11-28

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Location: Jacksonville, Fl.

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Location: sumatera indonesia
Date: 2018-09-24

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Location: sumatera indonesia
Date: 2018-09-24
Pierced by a yucca leave

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2015-10-09
Aristolochia Gigantea 001

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Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2022-06-08

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-12

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Location: Jardin Exotique & Botanique Roscoff, Brittany, France
Date: 2023-08-29

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-11

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-11

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Date: 2007-06-11
Close up of the bloom. Take before I tore the plant out entirely

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Location: Garden of Doug McKemie/Sandy Perkins
Date: 2014-10-18

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Location: Almere Jungle
Date: 2022-08-11

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-12

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Location: Jacksonville, Fl.

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Location: My yard
Date: 2011-10-10
Vine in large pot, survived 3 winters and a number of deep freeze

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Location: Almere Jungle
Date: 2022-08-11

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Location: Austin ,TX
Date: July
Host plant for the pipevine butterfly

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Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2022-06-08

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-12

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Date: 2013-06-29

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Date: 2007-06-11

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Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-05-05

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Location: macro
Date: 2007-11-27
Photo courtesy of: Martin Heigan

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Location: In my garden NC zone 7
Date: August 2004

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Location: In my garden NC zone 7
Date: August 2004

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Location: My yard
Date: 2008-06-17

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Date: 2015-02-24

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Date: 2013-06-29

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Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.
Date: 2022-08-04

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Date: 2013-06-29

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Date: 2013-06-29

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Date: 2007-06-06

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Date: 2014-08-28

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Date: 2014-08-28

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photo credit: Jeff Delonge

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Location: Austin ,TX
Date: November
Back of bloom

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Date: 2015-02-24

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Date: 2013-06-29

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Date: 2014-08-28

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Location: Czech Republic, greenhouse Fata Morgana - Prague Botanic Garden - Troja
Date: 2008-04-05
Photo courtesy of: Ivo Antusek

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Comments:

Posted by Sheila_FW (Fort Worth TX - Zone 8a) on Nov 28, 2011 2:52 PM concerning plant:

Aristolochia gigantea though a lovely fast growing plant is NOT a plant I want to have in my garden. I have found documentation to substantiate my dealings with using the plant. I kept seeing my Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly larva hatch, then die when feeding on the plant; I found out later was indeed toxic to them.

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