You want optimal privacy protection and still a chic façade greening? You can find out in this article why the pipe winch is ideal for this.
Facades, fences and trellises in gardens and on houses of all kinds can be planted with greenery for several years without any problem using the intensively green colored, fast-growing pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla) - even or especially in semi-shady to shady places. And due to its dense growth, the pipe bindweed, which grows up to 10 m tall, is also ideal as a privacy screen and shade provider.
Tip: The distinctive feature of this temperate creeper is its heart-shaped leaves, which can attach themselves to almost anywhere.
Magnificent Shademaker
The tropical-looking leaves of the pipe bindweed are arranged on top of each other like roof tiles, which can be used to create full shading - e.g. B. as outdoor seating.
| Mistling bindweed or ghost plant (Aristolochia macrophylla ) | |
|---|---|
| Growth Speed: | 100 - 150 cm a year |
| Growth: | 600 - 1000 cm |
| Growth: | 200 - 600 cm |
| Root system: | Deep Roots |
| Location: | Sun to partial shade |
| Floor: | nutrient-rich, well-drained, humic, calcareous, sandy to loamy |
In addition, this dense foliage is available for use over an extremely long period - from May to November, and even longer if winter temperatures are mild. In autumn, the pipe morning glory can slowly change color to a bright yellow or yellow-orange.
Care tips for the whistle winds
Purple vines generally require minimal maintenance outdoors, mostly limited to regular, if necessary pruning, pruning to prevent them from spreading too far uncontrollably.
Tip: At least every 3 years, however, an appropriate thinning cut should be made on the entire plant! Especially since the respective side shoots grow up to 2 m each yearcan spread.
Otherwise, the pipe bindweed must be sufficiently watered during longer periods of drought - especially in southern locations. Fertilization is not normally required, but can be applied when planting in the first year and whenever there is an apparent need.
Tip: Alternatively, in spring or autumn, humus can also be worked in around the pipe bindweed plant stock.
From May to the beginning of August, the pipe bindweed also produces a more or less inconspicuous, yellowish flower, from which a violet-colored, approximately 5 cm long fruit forms, which apparently resembles a capsule and therefore appears very conspicuous.
Using Pipevine as a container plant
Push-wine vines can also be planted in tubs, but should then be set up in a location that is as shady as possible. When planting in pots, it is important to ensure that the pipe bindweed consumes an enormous amount of water 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 pot planting and is ideal for shading the conservatory. Especially since this plant then also has a more impressive bloom!