Does anyone keep pipevine in a container? (a. macrophylla)

15 years ago

I have 9 pipevine seedlings and have transplanted them into containers that are 3 or 4 gallon size. I have three in each container and I assume they will eventually get too crowded but right now they have lots of room.

We have a balcony above our patio so I'm hoping that if I set the pots on the patio, the vines can climb up the posts and I can check them from above on the balcony to look for eggs/cats.

Will they mind being repotted later and can I keep them in pots instead of planting them in the ground? How big will the woody growth get after a few years? Please tell me if this is a bad idea.

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mechelle_m
15 years ago
I have a couple of pots of aristolochia fimbriata (brazillian pipevine) and they have been in their respective pots for a couple of years. However, fimbriata does not vine like some of the other pipevines so I don't have to deal with the woody stems or vines. Since they have managed to stay happy and alive in the pots, I have not thought about transplanting them anywhere else. I don't have the macrophylla species so I don't know if this is much help.

Mechelle
flutterby64
15 years ago
Hi Christi

Thank you for posting this. I also have some A. macro seedlings and I have the same questions as you. Hopefully someone who grows them in pots will advise us.

Dana
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bigthicketgardens
15 years ago
I've planted nearly fifty pipevines on my own personal residential grounds, and amazingly enough, the ones in containers currently look the best.
bigthicketgardens
15 years ago
I have A. fimbriata, A. californica, A. tomentosa, and A. serpentaria all of which I have most of them in the ground and at least one of each in a pot. All the other ones are MIA or croaked. Now, I have seen a pipevine reemerge after being dormant for most of an entire year.

I have one A. tomentosa(me and the pack just walked up the way to check on it) in the ground that looks decent, but it has taken years to get established. This is all on my personal grounds where I do things according the natural tides of Life.
christie_sw_mo
Original Author
14 years ago
I think all nine of my a. macrophylla seedlings are still alive. I still have three each in three containers. I kept one container in my garage over winter and the other two against my south wall outside.
My seedlings didn't start growing much until late summer and then they all grew a foot or more and I had to untangle them from each other. It was difficult to get them apart without breaking the stems. (I did break a couple) So I think if I let them share a container this summer, they will always have to share. I'd never get them apart - unless they'll re-sprout when cut to the ground.
Maybe I need to put them in separate containers???

I'm so excited that they made it through the winter and if they grow fast enough, I'll be ready for the Pipevine Swallowtails this summer.