Podophyllum pleianthum (Chinese Mayapple) Zone 4 Large flowering size rhizome

Large flowering size rhizome

Notes:  This is an old Heronswood cultivar that has dark purple new growth that fades to dark green

Numerous small white flowers

drooping foliage

The flower spikes are dense like Dactylorhiza

Podophyllum pleianthum (Chinese Mayapple) Zone 4 Large flowering size rhizomeZone: 6 9 Natural Range: China Soil: Moist, humus rich Light: Part shade, shade Height: 2" Attributes: Deciduous, A flowering plant will have two umbrella like lobed leaves. Clusters of red flowers formed between the two leaves in spring. Red fruit in late summer. Clumping rhizome. Notes: Podophyllum can take a few years before settling totally in. Companion plants: Trillium, Cypripedium, Epimedium, Mahonia, Erythronium