Vines and climbers

[maggiepie]

Rogan, that is one weird looking plant, does it have a smell?
Just how big is that flower?

[Paul T]

Here's a pretty (awful) little creature for you all to look at: Aristolochia cymbifera  If you want any seeds, I should have plenty - I'll check...

Rogan,

That is incredible!!!!!  The flower looks like some sort of living creature, perhaps found in a science fiction show on TV.  Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Rogan]

"does it have a smell?
Just how big is that flower?"

It smells vile for a few hours after opening. The flower dimensions must be about 6 inches or so, as is the length of the tassel.

Here's a pic of the cute little bud at 2 inches - "Dumbo"?

[fermi de Sousa]

Here's a pretty (awful) little creature for you all to look at: Aristolochia cymbifera 

Hi Rogan,
it looks ferocious! How big does the vine get and is it frost-tender?
cheers
fermi

[Michael]

That's lovely Rogan, very cute flower I love it!

[Tony Willis]

Two small hardy aristolochia from Turkey that I grow. They are herbaceous and easy to propagate from root cuttings

Aristolochia hirta
Aristolochia cilica

[Carlo]

Fabulous Tony...what else do you know about them?

[Tony Willis]

Aristolochia hirta grows in dense pine forest at sea level in SW Turkey and is a scrabler to about 40cms.its flowers are about 5cms across

A. cilica grows in the Taurus Mountains at about 3000ft in open pine forest and is subject to very cold wintersAgain it is a scrambler amongst grass to about 30cms.Its flowers are about 3cms across

Both die down in  late summer to a long spongy rootstock. They start growing again about now.

No seed has been set so far but they come very easily from root cuttings. There are several other species in Turkey but I have not grown them

[Carlo]

Thanks Tony. Your plants, too are fabulous Rogan. What an interesting genus...

[Oron Peri]

Some more species of this genus,
all growing in the east Mediterranean and dormant in Summer accept A. sempervirens which is an evergreen of humid Mediterranean woods.

A. scrabidula and A. paecilantha  are probably hardy, both growing on Mt. Hermon.

[Gerdk]

Never expected such an abundance of rare and interesting plants in your country, thank you for showing them!

Gerd

P.S.
Are there any violets also?

[Oron Peri]

P.S.
Are there any violets also?

Gerd,

V. odorata ectincted in the early last century.

We have some annual Violas, all rare. : V. pentadactyla, kitaibeliana, occulta, modesta.

[Gerdk]

Oron, Thank you for this quick answer!
All from the pansy department!

Gerd

[Anthony Darby]

Two small hardy aristolochia from Turkey that I grow. They are herbaceous and easy to propagate from root cuttings

Aristolochia hirta
Aristolochia cilica

I only have Aristolochia clematitis. Would these grow here?

[maggiepie]

Thanks Rogan, am wondering what vile smells like, have you ever smelled skunk?