🌿 NATIVE PLANT OF THE WEEK⁠ Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia spp.)⁠ ⁠ Looking for a vine that’s equal parts gothic charm and ecological hero? Meet Dutchman’s pipe—aka pipevine. With contorted, tubular blooms that look like Sherlock Holmes' smoking pipe, these plants bring drama and support wildlife.⁠ ⁠ ✨ Why grow it?⁠ ⁠ Pipevine swallowtail butterflies 🦋 rely on it as a larval host.⁠ ⁠ The blooms are wild and otherworldly (no two look quite the same).⁠ ⁠ Despite rumors, most native species don’t smell like rotting flesh—promise.⁠ ⁠ 🌱 Three to try:⁠ A. macrophylla (Zones 4–8): From Alabama to Maine. Vigorous, leafy climber with heart-shaped leaves and 2-inch blooms.⁠ A. tomentosa (Zones 4–9): Southeastern native with flair. Spreads fast in rich soil—great for a big space or to disguise that chain-link fence.⁠ A. californica (Zones 8–10): California native. Silvery-fuzzed new growth and delicate, veined flowers in late winter.⁠ ⁠ 💡 Pro tip: These flowers love to hide—plant pipevines nea...