Dutchmans Pipe

$14.95

The small flowers are a favorite food for pipe vine swallowtail butterfly larvae and will attract birds. It is used for covering buildings and as a screen for porches. The plant adapts to a wide range of growing conditions. and grows best in full sun or partial shade. The flowers are shaped like a Meerschaum pipe but are not highly ornamental. S. It is native to the Eastern U. Dutchman's Pipe is an extremely vigorous vine that is often grown because its large, heart-shaped leaves make an excellent screen. This deciduous, perennial plant should be trained on a trellis or arbor to encourage upright growth. Dutchman's Pipe, Aristolochia durior, is primarily grown for foliage. ... more information

Wild Fox Grape Wild Grape can be found on streambanks, pond edges, roadsides, and in open woods. They can be used in pies and pastries too. These fruits develop considerable sweetness after the first frost. Wild Fox Grapes can be used to make juice, jellies, jams, conserves, and preserves. It is also called skunk grape. Wild Fox Grapes bear purplish-black berries and are the source of many cultivated grape varieties. The fruit is extremely important to wildlife as well as being a most important grape in the development of North American viticulture. The Wild Fox Grape, Vitis labrusca, is a woody vine which can climb over thirty feet tall. They have large, three-lobed leaves with teeth on the edges.

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