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Aristolochia steupii Woronow
Name
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Habit
perennial herb < 0,5 m, carrot-shaped tuber
Inflorescence
2-3 cm, odour barely noticeable
Origin
Russia, Georgia
Seeds
thick-shelled, triangular, large elaiosome,
stratification 1-5 years
Aristolochia steupii often is found on the top of wishlists of Aristolochia enthusiasts.
It combines colourful flowers, relative hardiness and a compact growth.
Quite an easy plant to grow as it originates from very humid forests and streams near the Black Sea but (like other species of the pontica complex) a horrible plant to propagate.
The flowers are quite tiny compared to the related Caucasian Aristolochia species though.
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