Summary
Woolly Dutchman’s-pipe (Isotrema tomentosum) is a unique vine for home gardens with tremendous value to wildlife. Thriving in sun to part shade in average to moist soil, the summer flowers resemble what was traditionally thought of as a Dutchman’s-pipe, blooming among a swathe of fuzzy heart-shaped leaves. Climbing 6-30’ tall, it creates an attractive screen on arbors and porches or scrambles over other plants. Wooly Dutchman’s-pipe will grow along a woodland edge scrambling up trees and shrubs such as common witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum), and American holly (Ilex opaca), or other sturdy plants. It is a larval host plant for the pipevine swallowtail butterfly. Formerly known as Aristolochia tomentosa. Zones 5-8.
More Details
- Plant Type
perennial-vine - Sun/Shade Conditions
full-sun-to-partial-shade - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average-to-moist - Flowering Period
early-summer - Soil PH
adaptable - Flower Color
purple, red - Summer Foliage Color
green - Other Scientific Names
Isotrema tomentosa
- Fall Foliage Color
green, yellow - Fruit/Seed Color
brown