We're proud to announce that our California pipevine has finally bloomed, after years of biding its time. The meerschaum-shaped flowers of Aristolochia californica are one of those harbingers of ...

Some plants are admired for their delicate beauty, some for their sweet fragrance and others for their vivid colors. Dutchman's pipe (Aristolochia elegans) isn't one of those. This flowering evergreen ...

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