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This is Aristolochia elegans, also known as Elegant Dutchmans Pipe, and Calico Flower. This vine attracts a wide variety of bees, birds, and butterflies. This plant likes to live in light shade where it blooms most of the year. All Aristolochia species, except for the Aristolochia gigantea, are larval host plants for the Pipevine Swallowtail, Polydamas Swallowtail, and Mylotes Cattleheart butterflies. USDA Hardiness Zone 8 to 10.

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These seeds are collected from Aristolochia indica, also known as Birthwort, Snakeroot, and Sunanda. This is a rare and endangered vine. All Aristolochia species, except for the Aristolochia gigantea, are larval host plants for the Pipevine Swallowtail, Polydamas Swallowtail, and Mylotes Cattleheart butterflies. This plant in particular is a larval host plant for the southern birdwing and common birdwing, as well as crimson and common rose butterflies. USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 11.

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This is Aristolochia debilis. This plant likes to live in light shade where it will bloom repeatedly throughout the year. All Aristolochia species, except for the Aristolochia gigantea, are larval host plants for the Pipevine Swallowtail, Polydamas Swallowtail, and Mylotes Cattleheart butterflies. USDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 11.

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This is Aristolochia Galeata. This plant likes to live in sun or partial shade and blooms from late Spring until early Fall. These can get to be about 3 feet high and have these amazing brown and maroon blossoms. The heart shaped leaves are a nice backdrop for this unusual blossom. This can be grown in a basket or trained to climb a lattice. All Aristolochia species, except for the Aristolochia gigantea, are larval host plants for the Pipevine Swallowtail, Polydamas Swallowtail, and Mylotes Cattleheart butterflies. USDA Hardiness Zones 8 to 10.

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Here I offer seeds from Aristolochia clematitis, also known as European Birthwort, and asarabacca. This perennial grows to about 3 feet high and has beautiful heart shaped leaves. This is a larval host plant for many of the swallowtail butterflies including Southern Festoon, Spanish Festoon, Eastern Festoon, False Apollo, Dragon Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail, Polydamas Swallowtail, Mylotes Cattleheart, and the Troidini which is a tribe of swallowtail butterflies that numbers about 135 different species. This plant was ingested by women during childbirth to help with contractions because the shape of the flowers reminded people of a fetus. Using a plant for what it reminds you of is not good sound medicine. Please do not use this plant for medicinal purposes. It is poisonous and cancer causing to humans, but it makes the butterflies toxic to birds and other predators. Other butterflies try to look like members of the Troidini tribe just so that other animals will leave them alone. USDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 9