Aristolochia fimbriata, butterfly vine

Category: Vines
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Origin: Argentina, Brazil
Evergreen: no
Flower Color: yellow, brown
Bloom Time: summer
Height: 3 inches
Width: 2 ft
Exposure: part sun to shade
Irrigation: low
Cold Hardiness: 0 F
Description: Plant in raised well-drained soil. Expect lots of seeds and some reseeding, but it's not aggressive. Cordate leaves are a matte green with silver marking along veins. Though it is host to pipeline swallowtail butterflies, they clearly prefer native aristilochia species.