Aristolochia elegans 5 seeds "Gaping dutchman's pipe"

Evergreen vine The tops will be killed to the ground in freezing weather but usually return in the Spring. Aristolochia elegans likes to grow in a light and airy place, but not in direct sunlight.Aristolochia elegans is a vine with beautiful bright green heart shaped leaves and paler underneath. In Summer the vine produces quantities of 3 inches fragrant flowers scattered among the drooping leaves. The flowers trap insect pollinators and facilitate cross pollination. Highly entertaining flowers; the rounded kidney-shaped heads are brown with white markings and veins. The inner portion surface of the mouth is covered with a purplish-brown pattern that is reminiscent of calico fabric which inspire this species common name Calico Flower. Fruit a capsule, green maturing to brown and opening to release many fertile seeds. Prune back shoots after flowering.In frosty areas it can be planted in a container.