May Apple - Podophyllum peltatum

Category: Perennial, Spring Ephemeral
Common Name: May Apple (American Mandrake)
Scientific Name: Podophyllum peltatum
Height Range: 1-1.5 ft
Width Range: 1.25-2 ft (spreads by rhizomes to form colonies)
Sun Conditions: Part shade to full shade
Soil Conditions: Moist to average, organically rich woodland soil
Bloom Time: Early spring (April-May)
Bloom Color: White (nodding, waxy, hidden beneath leaves)
Seed/Fruit Production: Fleshy green fruit ripening golden when ripe; edible only when fully ripe, used in preserves/jellies
Foliage Color: Pale green, large umbrella-like, deeply lobed leaves
Growth Habit: Rhizomatous, colony-forming groundcover
Growth Rate: Medium (spreads steadily via rhizomes)
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