Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Umbrella-like colonies in spring. All parts toxic except ripe fruit.
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.75–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV