pipevine
Curved flower vine
Pipevine is a climbing vine native to eastern North America, named for its pipe-shaped flowers that curve like a Dutchman's pipe or calabash.
The plant serves as the sole food source for pipevine swallowtail butterfly caterpillars.
Also called Dutchman's pipe or birthwort.
Slender coiling growths
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- perennialRecurring each year
- shade-tolerantGrows well in shadow
deciduous · woody · twining · host plant · swallowtail · caterpillar · larvae · butterfly garden
Garden climbing structure
- arborGarden trellis structure
- pergolaLatticework frame for climbers
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- climbingAscending by physical effort
ornamental · landscaping · shade · screening · fence · wall · support · native garden
tendrils
Slender coiling growths
shade-tolerant · deciduous · woody · twining · host plant · swallowtail · caterpillar · larvae · butterfly garden · native
trellis
Garden climbing structure
climbing · ornamental · landscaping · shade · screening · fence · wall · support · native garden · pollinator garden
blossom
Flower on fruit tree
- flowerPlant's reproductive organ
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- calyxCollective sepals encircling petals
pollination · carrion · flies · trap · nectar · bloom · spring · purple · maroon · mottled
poisonous
Capable of causing death
unpalatable · warning · mimicry · protection · chemical · alkaloid · bitter · medicinal · caution · harmful
- climbing vinessweet pea, wisteria, morning glory, honeysuckle, grape
- Butterfly Gardensbutterfly bush, butterfly weed, milkweed, monarch, swallowtail
- host plantsmilkweed, nettle, nettles, passionflower, parsley
- Birthwortswild ginger