Birthworts Clematitis Aristolochias Medium To Tall Scrambling Perennial 10 Seeds
Birthworts Clematitis Aristolochias Medium To Tall Scrambling Perennial 10 Seeds It is believed that the monastic community brought Aristolochia clematitis from the Mediterranean to England. In bygone eras, the plant was utilized restoratively in labor and as an abortifacient. Birthwort is now uncommon in the UK, but a few monastic sites still have it. Birthwort is a scrambling perennial that grows from medium to tall. The leaves are obtusely heart-formed, exchanging, and untoothed. The flowers are yellow, swollen at the base, tubular, with a flattened lip and a throat that is greenish. They are borne in groups in the axils of the upper leaves during June to September. gets 24 inches tall. Zones 5 through 9 hardy
