California Pipevine, California Dutchman’s Pipe

California Dutchman’s Pipe or Pipe Vine is a deciduous vine with one-inch violet striped pipe-shaped flowers. This California native has become fairly drought tolerant with time and seems to grow ok with Salvia Spathacea (Hummingbird Sage) on north slopes, under live oaks, in partial shade. This native likes lots of oak leaf litter and tolerates no drainage and seasonal flooding. Pipevine is great for butterfly gardens with thousands of blooms; Larva of Pipe-vine Swallowtail live on this plant. Once this native is established, it is known as the “plant that ate my yard.” Once it is happy, it goes nuts!