Aristolochia cinnabaria seed
LATIN NAME: Aristolochia cinnabarina
COMMON NAME: Cinnabar Pipe
The cinnabar pipe opens the deep red, curved, tubular flowers along the twining stems, and the whole climber carries the bold, curious look of the warm garden. The twining, woody climber carries the broad, heart-shaped, softly hairy leaves and the deep red, curved, tubular flowers with the wide, dark mouth, each one a strange, handsome shape, through the warm season, one of the curious, bright sights of the warm garden, drawing the small flies, to be followed by the ribbed, greenish capsules. The odd flowers have a very long record as the curiosities of the old collections, and the climber is a historic presence of the warm garden. It is a climber of the open, sunny, rich, moist, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The cinnabar pipe is a historic subject of the plant science, and the curved, tubular flowers keep showing up in the work on the pollination of the warm climbers. The way the deep red, curved, tubular flowers with the wide, dark mouth trap and release the small flies has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the warm climbers, the heart-shaped leaves and the members of the birthwort family. The strange flowers and the twining habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the cinnabar pipe is a regular subject of the work on the tubular flowers of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The cinnabar pipe is a curious, bright plant of the warm garden and the study collection. The broad, heart-shaped, softly hairy leaves along the twining stems carry the bold look of the warm garden, one of the curious, bright sights of the warm garden, drawing the small flies, and the odd flowers have a very long record as the curiosities of the old collections, the fine, unusual climbers coming to the conservatories and the curious corners of the old gardens, while the deep red, curved, tubular flowers open through the warm season, to be followed by the ribbed, greenish capsules. It is one of the fine choices for the warm garden, the conservatory and the study collection, and it has been written up in the botanical and the scientific papers for the curious flowers and the very long history. It is grown for its curiosity and its place in the old collections rather than for the table. It is a curious, bright plant of the open, sunny, rich, moist, well-drained garden.
The pipe seeds like a rich, gritty mix kept warm and steadily moist. The young climbers are vigorous once they root, and they appreciate a sheltered, sunny corner and a strong support to climb through the first season.
To grow the cinnabar pipe from seed, press the small, flat seeds into the surface of the pot of rich, gritty soil, just deep enough to hold them, keep the pot in a bright, warm spot and water gently, then train the young climbers up a support. The seedlings push through within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the rich, moist, well-drained ground, the curious flowers will open over the warm months.