May Apple

May Apple – Podophyllum peltatum

May Apple is also known as Podophyllum Pelatatum. Hardy planting zones are 3-8. The May Apple is a fast-growing perennial and will thrive in various soil types. This plant will bloom during the spring months. It will not have any serious diseases or problems with insects. It will look great when in bloom. This perennial will grow to be 1 to 1.5 feet tall when fully grown. It will grow best in areas that have partial shade and full shade. This flower will look great when added to a garden or natural area. It will have gorgeous blooms. It will also produce fruit that can be used in jams and jellies. This plant will add great color and beauty to any area that it is planted. This plant grows uniquely and can create a charming and natural look to gardens and especially natural areas. It grows to resemble small green umbrellas, and the flowers appear on long thin stems under the green leaves. It produces a beautiful white bloom with a brilliant yellow center to them. These look spectacular when grown, and they can be found growing a lot in wooded areas where the growing conditions are perfect for them. These plants are favorite to add to natural areas because of the appearance they provide, and they are popular among homeowners. They are simple growers and need little maintaining for as they mature and become beautiful and delicate looking. This is an excellent choice for plants.

Also called the Indian apple, hog apple, Mayflower, umbrella plant, wild lemon or wild mandrake, the May Apple is a herbaceous perennial of the Berberidaceae family. Native to North American deciduous forests, like other Spring ephemerals, the May Apple grows under the forest canopy, flowers, and withers in late summer. Hardier than some other ephemerals, the May Apple grows to 30–40 cm tall with thick stems that produce two to three palmately lobed foliage leaves of up to 30 cm diameter. Of those, five to nine of the cut lobes reproduce. The 3-5 cm diameter flower blooms pale yellow. As it matures, it turns into a fruit.

Seen throughout the Eastern woodlands of Canada and the United States, the May Apple is typically enmeshed in rhizome systems of many types of wild plants and flowers. The green environment makes the plant fecund for sexual reproduction. Far distance dispersal of the seeds which appear like circular clones reproduces annually. The protection of the forest ensures replication.

May Apple Ships As – Bareroot Plant