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| Aristolochia gigantea | |
| "Giant Dutchman's Pipe" | |
| LHBC 820 | |
| Family: Aristolochiaceae | |
| Native to: Brazil | |
| TROPICAL LIANA. One of the largest flowered Aristolochias. These flowers are pollinated by flies, which are attracted to the carrion-like odor and rotting flesh like coloration of the flower. Flies are "trapped" for a period of time in the flower, then released when the orifice relaxes. The released flies carry pollen to the next flower! | |
| Horticultural notes: Grown only in greenhouses or in tropical zones. |
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