Re: Ideas for an arbor

----- Original Message -----
> I made the mistake of planting this against a fence in the rear of my
> yard and in a few years it was all over the place. I will have to
> eradicate it from its present location.
> But youâre right in this particular place, it might be more
> restricted. Mine never bloomed, but I did get the swallowtails. Are
> there any other species than A. durior which might be hardy?

Hi Don,

When I had my nursery I carried

   Aristolochia baetica
   Aristolochia clematitis
   Aristolochia contorta

A. baetica was supposed to be hardy to zone 5, but since all 32 of mine
died over the winter and its native range is across Spain and Algeria
I'm a little dubious.

A. clematitis is comparitively small to A. durior, and A. contorta
is about the same size.

They're all pretty boring unless you're going to be right on them
studying the flowers, although they make great screening plants. 
In my experience, they're all pretty aggressive too, growing through
the pots and re-rooting where the stems touch the ground.

I'd rather grow Clematis like 'Mrs. Robert Brydon' if I'm going 
to have something spreading and scrambling...

Chris

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE WOODYPLANTS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index