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Podophyllum pleianthum


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Podophyllum pleianthum has large, glossy star-shaped umbrellas that make dramatic clumps in the shade garden.


Description:
Podophyllum pleianthum boasts large, vigorous, lobed, star-shaped, umbrellas of foliage that shine in the shade garden with a glossy lustre in dramatic clumps up to two or more feet high and two feet wide. The flowers are red with narrow, curved petals that produce red-orange fruits. A clumping rather than spreading species. Moist organic soils and good shade.


Common Name: Chinese Mayapple

Family: Berberidaceae (The Barberry Family)

Zone Hardiness: 5-8

Light: Full Shade, Part Shade

Height: 12-24"

Width: 12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour: Red

Secondary Bloom Colour: Burgundy

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Spring

Soil Moisture: Average, Moist

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: Yes

Berries: Yes

Berries: Orange

Benefits: Bees

Deer Resistant: Yes

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Wet slopes and moist places nder shrubs.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan

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