Vines and Climbers: Aristolochia cymbifera!, 0 by LouisianaMark

LouisianaMark wrote:
Hello everyone,

My Aristolochia cymbifera "Gonzaga" bloomed over the weekend--of course the first flower opened on Sunday, when I was out of town. But the second opened this morning, and there are about 7 more large buds on the vine. The flowers are quite striking and interesting. They measure about 6 to 7 inches long. The stink level on the newly opened flower this morning was very minimal, almost not even noticeable. I don't know if this species will self pollinate, but since I had a Day 1 and Day 2 flower, I went ahead and did surgery on them. We'll see in a week or so. The day 2 flower had a small fly inside that had accumulated about maybe half of the pollen, but there was still enough to pollinate the second flower with.

Here's a pic:

Mark