Aristolochia grandiflora

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

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Read about Aristolochia grandiflora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Aristolochia grandiflora, Swartz (A. gigas, Lindl.). Pelican-flower. Swan-flower. Goose-flower. Duck-Flower. Figs. 378,379. Downy climbing shrub: Lvs. cordate-acuminate; peduncles striate, exceeding the petiole, 1-fld.: the fl.-bud is "bent like a siphon in the tube, so as to resemble the body and neck of a bird, while the limb, in that state, resembles the head and beak thrown back upon the body, as a pelican when that bird is at rest, whence the name" (Hook, in B.M., vol. 74): the great expanded cordate-ovate limb several inches across, wavy-margined, purple-blotched and veined, terminating in a long and slender ciliated tail: strong-scented. Var. Sturtevantii, W. Wats., is the form chiefly known in cult., being very large-fld., often 20 in. diam., and with a tail 3 ft. or more long. W. Indies, Cent, and S. Amer. B.M. 4368-9. B.R. 28:60. F.S. 4:351-2. G.F. 3:597-599 (adapted in Fig. 379). A.F. 10:157. G.G. III. 19:73. Gng. 3:23. Gn. 50:378. Var. Hookeri, Duch. (A. gigantea, Hook.), is glabrous, inodorous, with a short-tailed fl. B.M. 4221. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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