Podophyllum versipelle subsp. boreale ex CPC# (syn. mairiei), Chinese Mayapple well-drain eos (dawn) and mekon (poppy)

eos (dawn) and mekon (poppy)

velvety flowers bloom late spring to early summer

If you live in a cooler zone

The color spectacle doesn’t stop there

these tubular blooms are Bubble-Gum Pink

Podophyllum versipelle subsp. boreale ex CPC# (syn. mairiei), Chinese Mayapple well-drain eos (dawn) and mekon (poppy)An excellent woodland denizen of decidedly good vigor, this Chinese Mayapple has one or two medium green umbrella like leaves of good substance. For some reason, the shape of the leaves always reminds me of White Rhino tracks in the sandy soils of the South African bush just before the charge! Anyway, although the species of this Podophyllum is in flux, the one thing we do know is that it's a keeper with a dense collar (sometimes 20!) of reddish brown