Aristolochia macroura Ortega | 5_Seeds Carus Skipper

Aristolochia macroura Ortega | 5_Seeds Carus SkipperThese seeds are from Aristolochia macroura Ortega. The meaning of macroura is long tail. These amazingly complicated blossoms are brown with splotches of red, purple, and green. This plant does well in full sun and partial shade. 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 10 to 11.

The leaves can also be dried and used to make a tea

These seeds were collected from Astragalus crassicarpus

while tips of older shoots are cooked and used as a substitute for spinach

Southern Cloudywing

This plant likes the full sun so much that it should be planted somewhere where it will get at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day

These seeds are from Passiflora edulis Tango

Growing to a length of about 20 feet

The best tasting and most disease resistant plants are F1 hybrids

Queen Alexandras Sulphur

The edible fruit from this plant is dark yellow or orange and is sought after for juices and sauces

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The blossoms begin as whitish yellow or chartreuse