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Do you want optimal privacy protection and still a stylish green facade? In this article you will learn why the pipe winch is best suited for this.
With the intensely green, fast-growing pipe winch (Aristolochia macrophylla), facades, fences and trellises in the gardens and on houses of all kinds can be greened over several years without any problems - even or especially in partially shaded to shady places. And due to its dense growth, the pipe winch, which grows up to 10 m tall, is also ideal as a privacy screen and shade.tip: The special characteristic of this temperate creeping plant is its heart-shaped leaves, which can attach almost anywhere.
Magnificent shade
The tropical-looking leaves of the pipe winch are arranged on top of each other like roof tiles, which allows full shading - e.g. B. as outdoor seating.
| Pipe winch or pipe flower / ghost plant (Aristolochia macrophylla) | |
|---|---|
| Growth rate: | 100 - 150 cm a year |
| Height: | 600 - 1000 cm |
| Spread: | 200 - 600 cm |
| Root system: | Deep-rooting |
| Location: | Sun to partial shade |
| Ground: | nutritious, well-drained, humic, calcareous, sandy to loamy |
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In addition, this dense foliage is available for use over an extremely long period - from May to November, and even longer in mild winter temperatures. The pipe winches can slowly change their color to a bright yellow or yellow orange in autumn.
Care tips for the pipe winch
Pipe winches generally only require minimal maintenance outdoors, which is mainly limited to regular, if necessary also generous pruning, so that it does not spread too far in an uncontrolled manner.
tip: However, an appropriate illumination cut should be made on the entire plant at least every 3 years! Especially since the respective side shoots can spread up to 2 m annually.
Otherwise, the pipe winch must be adequately watered during long dry periods - especially in southern locations. Fertilization is normally not necessary, but can be given at any time when planting in the first year and when there is a visible need.tip: Alternatively, in spring or autumn humus can also be worked in around the pipe winch plant.
The pipe winch also produces a more or less inconspicuous, yellowish bloom from May to early August, from which a violet-colored fruit, about 5 cm long, forms, which apparently resembles a capsule and thus appears very conspicuous.
Use the pipe winch as a container plant
Pipe winches can also be planted in tubs, but should then be set up in a location that is as shady as possible. When planting pots, it is important to ensure that the pipe winch then has an enormously high water consumption and therefore has to be watered several times a day, especially in the summer months.
tip: The non-hardy, South American subspecies “Gigas” is much more suitable for planting pots, which is ideal for shading the conservatory. Especially since this plant also has a more impressive bloom!
