Common names:
Pawpaw
Paw Paw
Papaw
Poor Man's Banana
Michigan Banana
Prairie Banana

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Fruit: Showy
Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue: rorbnouporP l oea notwtm
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Edible Parts: Stem
Wildlife Attractant: Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Tolerates foot traffic
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors: 09 dy2s10a-
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
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