I have two starts of Dutchman's Pipe that I got from my parent's old place. I know how it grows rampant once established, but I have three acres, so I have room for it.

It is a native plant for this area of Oklaoma, so I am not introducing an exotic that will become a pest. It is quickly disappearing from the wild areas though, so I would like to get it going on my little haven of protected prairie and woodland hillside.

My dad got it started by bringing home some Leaf Mold from a wilderness lake camp area that they frequented. The seeds must have been in the leaf mixture.
It should do okay growing in the same soil and conditions as Bittersweet or Passionflower vines - right? Both of those wild vines grow around here. (lucky me)

I loved the tiny Dutchman's pipe blooms that my dad's vine put on every year. He watered out there everyday all summer long, so I can safely assume it needs a lot of moisture. I hope to get them started. He had his growing up onto his sunny, south-facing front porch, partly shaded in the afternoon by a large Ash tree.

So based upon what I know about it, these vines need soil that is acid, sandy, rich with organic matter, moist, but well-drained, and in a partly-sunny area, with semi-shady afternoons? Is that right? Good grief! How am I going to duplicate all that? (lol)

~Annie