Podophyllum peltatum – Mayapple
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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 […]