Our patch of the Texas native pipevine, Aristolochia watsonii is home this week to some very happy, and very voracious pipevine swallowtail caterpillars. Although the plant will soon be defoliated, it’s designed as such, and will quickly reflush with new foliage once the caterpillars have molted. We love the color combination of the bronze leaves of the pipevine and the orange bronze of the caterpillars.
Hi Tony, it looks like you’re using this as a groundcover. Is that right? Do all the pipevines get extremely woody?
There are a number of herbaceous pipevines, including this and Aristolochia fimbriata.