Aristolochia serpentaria | Virginia Black Snakeroot | 5_Seeds Vine

Aristolochia serpentaria | Virginia Black Snakeroot | 5_Seeds VineThis is Aristolochia serpentaria, Virginia Snakeroot, Black Snakeroot. This plant likes to live in sun or partial shade where it will attract all kinds of birds, bees, and butterflies. Blooming from late Spring until the middle of the Summer, this beloved plant is considered a protected species. All Aristolochia species, except for the Aristolochia gigantea, are larval host plants for the Pipevine Swallowtail, Polydamas Swallowtail, and Mylotes

Pink Queen Annes Lace

USDA Hardiness Zones 10 to 11

I love this plant because it has such an interesting blossom

The blossoms attract a large variety of bees

From the middle of Spring to the middle of Fall this vine blossoms red

Young shoots can be cooked and used as an asparagus substitute

and Falcate Metalmark butterflies

This is Passiflora auriculata

Mexican silverspot

This is Passiflora edulis cv Black night

This is Passiflora incarnata

and Banana Poke