Horticulture/Podophyllum

Podophyllums Podophyllum peltatum.jpg Podophyllum Berberidaceae Herbaceous perennials Contains toxic compounds Podophyllum is a genus of six species of herbaceous perennial plants in the family ../Berberidaceae/, native to eastern Asia (five species) and eastern North America (one species). They are woodland plants, typically growing in colonies derived from a single root. Description The stems grow to 30–40 cm tall, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves up to 20–40 cm diameter with 3–9 shallowly to deeply cut lobes. The plants produce several stems from a creeping underground rhizome; some stems bear a single leaf and do not produce any flower or fruit, while flowering stems produce a pair or more leaves with 1–8 flowers in the axil between the apical leaves. The flowers are white, yellow or red, 2–6 cm diameter with 6–9 petals, and mature into a green, yellow or red fleshy fruit 2–5 cm long. Growing conditions Species ../Podophyllum aurantiocaule/. Southwest China (Yunnan). ../Podophyllum delavayi/. Southwest China. ../Podophyllum hexandrum/. Western China, Himalaya. ../Podophyllum peltatum/ - Mayapple. Eastern North America. ../Podophyllum pleianthum/. Central and southeast China. ../Podophyllum versipelle/. China, Tibet. Uses Maintenance Propagation Harvesting Pests and diseases References