General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 30-40cm
Leaves: Deciduous
Flower Color: Other: Maroon
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets

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Common names
  • Chinese Mayapple
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dysosma delavayi
  • Synonym: Podophyllum delavayi
  • Synonym: Podophyllum veitchii
  • Synonym: Dysosma veitchii

Photo Gallery
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium Date: 26th June 2007
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium Date: 2012-03-29 The patterns on the leaves evolve with maturing
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium Date: 2012-04-08 It is still a young plant with a single flower bud, usually there
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium Date: 2012-03-14 backside of the young leaves..
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium Date: 2012-03-12 Young plant
Comments:
  • Posted by Strever (No.Calif amongst the Redwoods - Zone 9a) on Dec 8, 2011 5:33 PM concerning plant:
    the plant pictured is magnificent
    BUT according to William T. Stearns in his latest book
    P. veitchii is a synonym of Podophyllum delavayi

    Dick Strever
    3 replies

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