Not a clue here, Murray...now you have me wondering if this will work! :( They're fat and sassy seedpods crammed full of tiny (at this point, white) seeds that look remarkably like fly eggs (don't ask!LOL!)...I assume they'll be ready to go when the pods start to split, right?

We used to have an incredible show of pipe vine swallowtails in wild cat canyon(Richmond CA). : http://www.forestfarm.com/product.php?id=527. This is the California pipevine, unfortunately, it is about $30.00, or I would buy it. You are in SoCal: Las Pilitas does have the CA pipevine: http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/aristolochia-californica Here is a link that might be useful: las pilitas

Dear Mechelle - I live in the Tidewater area of Eastern Virginia out near Williamsburg, and am desperately trying to farm Aritolochias to raise PVS cats also, as are many other people. If you have any fimbriata seeds still available at this late date, I would love to have a few and give them a try. I'm afraid I don't know much about raising the very small serpentaria roots that I recently purchased. But they are potted up and show signs of growth, even in now in August. The seller said that they wouldn't grow until next Spring, which kinda surprised me! So I've been online reading on the Forum here and I've learned that having "back-up" forage plants is a must when one has a female PVS visitor, which I plan for next Spring. Can you help? Do you have suggestions for keeping serpentaria "vines" alive until next Spring in zone 7? I could even send you an SASE to make it easy (if you have any fimbriata seeds still available)! Thanks!

Hi Peggy, I grow lots of A. Fimbriata here in my part of Texas. I am a west of Dallas/Fort Worth. My zone class. is 7b/8a. My fimbriata does very well. After the first frost I rake leaves over the top of them. So I wouldn't think you will have any problems with them coming back.The only problem is that the vines don't get very large so you have to grow lots of it to sustain the pipevine's. It took several years before mine was established enough for the cats. All told I have around 50 plants in different area's and it is never enough. Last year I added several of the tometosa and that has helped alot as far as providing enough food. It has been my experience that they like the fimbriata best but when thats depleted they will move to the tomentosa. Believe me when I say they will find every tiny bit of pipevine growing. I have watched the cats travel around my yard looking for more. This year I had the pipevines earlier than ever, I never even got to see flowers much less seed. I noticed a few days ago my pipevine had started coming back out after the last wave of cats, I actually thought maybe I would get flowers and some seed but alas yesterday a momma was laying her eggs all over them. I really can't complain, that's what it's growing for. Hope