Botanical Name:   Aristolochia tomentosa

Common Names:   Wooly Pipevine

Plant type:   vine

Host for:   Pipe vine Swallowtail butterflyu

Zone:   

Light:   prefers some shade

Size:   tall as the tree it is on

Water:   moderate

Soil:   average

Propagation:   seed

Bloom:   

Note:   Leaves of this pipevine has tiny fine hairs; hence the name wooly

Butterfly Bloom Attractant:   1




Butterfly Attractant Scale:    0 - 10
10 = Excellent nectar source
8-9 = Great nectar source
6-7 = Good nectar source
5 = Fair nectar source
3-4 = Poor nectar source
1-2 = Rarely visited by butterflies
0 = We have never observed a butterfly nectaring from this flowering plant.

These ratings are offered by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm from observations in Brooker, Florida, as well as on our travels. Different species of butterflies may be attracted to different plants in different areas of the US and of the world.