Podophyllum delavayi

Also Known As

Dysosma delavayi
Chinese Mayapple

Plant type

perennial, herb, aquatic

size

H: 8"-24"
W: 12"

planting zones

6a-10b

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Podophyllum delavayi plant details

Podophyllum delavayi is a broadleaf deciduous perennial aquatic herb with green, purple and variegated foliage. In spring red flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Podophyllum delavayi

Plant type: perennial aquatic herb
Plant family: berberidaceae
Foliage: deciduous green, purple and variegated
Mature size: 12 IN wide, 8 IN - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: red blooms in spring
Uses: creeping, mottled leaves, rare, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Podophyllum delavayi

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: mostly shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: rich

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Podophyllum delavayi is a Chinese mayapple. It is one of most exciting shade perennials. Fuzzy umbrellas emerge with dark snakeskin markings, often on a red background, changing to a patterned green. Mature leaves develop deep, notched serrations. Flowers can be red, pink, or white and are followed by apricot coloured fruit. Also called P. veitchii or Dysosma veitchii.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Blooms: spring-summer, blood red/ magnificent mottled red-brown foliage/ (syn.Dysosma veitchii) Zone 5-9. 2', Japan, china, part shade-shade, moist, well drained

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

Chinese Mayapple. One of the great shade plants with just outrageous new growth when the bold and distinctly lobed leafed are colored as if in ochre velvet and patterned as if on psychedelics. The broadly rounded acutely lobed leaves shield the red flowers beneath. Rich moist soil.