Lots of flowers this year.

This plant got cut down to the base accidentally a couple years ago and grew back extra vigorous.
The plant next to it has grown free and is much less dense, has fewer flowers and grows less upright
and more like a ground cover. These plants are about 8 years old from 1 gallon can starts.
They've been getting the neighbor's irrigation runoff for two years and they love that.
It is rich organic soil.

Battus philenor
Pipevine Swallowtail


Here's our first visit from the nearest colony which is a few miles away after 8 years of wating.

Dripping wet flowers.

The experimental transplanted caterpillars (apparent failure).

More notes on Aristolochia

the children of our first butterfly visit
ca-natives listserve discussion
transplanted larvae pictures
more flower pictures
collage of flower pictures
an interesting study about PVS gardens

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Landscape Architect, lic. no. 4328