Slimleaf Pawpaw
Asimina angustifolia
Slimleaf pawpaw is a sandhill pawpaw of the Southeast with large, fragrant white flowers and edible yellow fruit, and a host for the zebra swallowtail. Drought-hardy and deer-resistant on deep, dry sand.
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, November
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host, pollinators, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~12 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, SC