Aristolochia thread

[RandyS]

Yep, that's them. There are hardy, tropical and subtropical species, found all over the world. The one you are thinking of is probably Aristolochia macrophylla (A. durior), a deciduous plant which is native to Eastern North America. I've never seen that one.

The ones I've grown are cold sensitive (zone 9b+) with the exception of A. fimbriata (zone 7, I think).

A friend grows a different hardy one (zone 5, I think) from Europe: Aristolochia baetica. He says it blooms all year for him, in California's Central Valley.

The Wikipedia article on Aristolochias is nice, with a surprising number of photos of different species. There are even tree forms, such as Aristolochia arborea:

Aristolochia - Wikipedia

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[Leman]

Hello guys, im new here. I love aristolochia species, they are awesome. But i saw and loved two species and i am looking for someone that can provide me some seeds. I am talking about a. serpentaria and a. thwaitesii. I am from spain and find an exotic plant or import it here is awful. I tried several ways to get ones (even i wrote kew and leiden botanic gardens but i was brutally ignored) and failed. Do you know any way i can get seeds legally?

 

[bluemax]

I see numerous species for sale, in seed form, on Ebay and there are other listings when I do a search. I'm not sure if your desired species are available. Here in the US you can apply for and receive a special permit that allows you to import small numbers of seeds legally. This is done through our Department of Agriculture. It's a bit of hassle but often worth it. Maybe there is something similar available there in Spain?

 

[Leman]

I see numerous species for sale, in seed form, on Ebay and there are other listings when I do a search. I'm not sure if your desired species are available. Here in the US you can apply for and receive a special permit that allows you to import small numbers of seeds legally. This is done through our Department of Agriculture. It's a bit of hassle but often worth it. Maybe there is something similar available there in Spain?

In spain the laws about this are very different im afraid. Its sad, but you are restricted to grow the plants that generic and expensive nurseries sell. I was asking if there was any seller that grow and export those species to spain. I wrote to a collector in UK called Steve Law (very nice guy btw) that used to have aristolochia serpentaria, i but his plants died and told me that he will try to have seeds again and then send me ones. I had no response from him (-_-) but i dont blame Steve, he is bussy i guess. Well, my last attempt to get those seeds will be travel to Zhuhai and Virginia, collect the seeds, and put it in an envelope into my jacket to "import" it and grow it. (Kidding)(Or maybe not >:}?)