Mayapple
- Botanical Name
- Podophyllum peltatum
- Hardiness
- Zones 4 to 8
- Height
- 12 to 18 inches
- Width
- 12 inches
- Flowers
- Early to mid spring: white, hidden by leaves
- Light
- Part to full shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, rich organic
- Planting & Care
- Where happy, mayapple will spread by seed and rhizomes to form large colonies
- Foliage goes dormant in summer
- Divide in late summer or spring
- Fruit is edible when golden ripe; unripe fruit, stem, leaves, flowers and rhizome are poisonous and contain the compound Podophyllotoxin
- Problems
- None serious - most parts of plants are toxic when ingested (see Planting and Care)
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