Podophyllum peltatum – Mayapple

Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) is a native plant with a tropical-tasting fruit. Mayapples can be found in light shade to partial sunlight of mixed hardwood forests. They grow in rich, well-drained soil.   Mayapples are colony-forming perennials with 1-2 umbrella-shaped leaves per plant. The plant flowers in May and the fruit ripens in August. The fruit […]