Mayapple (Dysosma 'Spotty Dotty')

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences:	Wet Mesic Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 9b
Plant Height:	30 inches
Plant Spread:	48 inches
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color Deciduous Variegated Other: Zone 8 and below it is deciduous. Can go summer dormant if not enough water.
Fruit:	Edible to birds
Fruiting Time:	Spring
Flowers:	Inconspicuous
Flower Color:	Other: Burgundy
Flower Time:	Spring
Underground structures:	Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds:	Other info: Per patent - "Self-incompatible, should outcross."
Propagation: Other methods:	Division Offsets
Pollinators:	Flies Various insects
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous:	Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP17,361

Common names

Mayapple

Photo Gallery

Location: No.Calif
Date: June 2009
flower in bloom

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Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-09-17
Possible sport from Dysosma ‘Spotty Dotty’ 9-17-23 new growt

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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2021-05-14

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Location: Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2019-01-30
new seed coming up

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Location: No,Calif
Date: May 2007
young plant

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Location: Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2018-10-04

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Location: At a local nursery
Date: March 2009

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Location: My garden, KY
Date: 2021-05-05

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Location: Del Norte Calif amongst the redwoods in my greenhouse
Date: 2017-07-02
Podophyllum SpottyDotty seed pod polinated with Kaleidoscope

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Location: Del Norte Calif amongst the redwoods
Date: 2017-12-09
unusual Blooming in December

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Location: Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2018-10-09

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Date: 2006-03-22
Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries,Inc. wwwterranovanurseries.co

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Location: Del Norte Calif amongst the redwoods in my greenhouse
Date: 2017-02-17

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Location: Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2018-10-09
new seed

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Location: Friend's garden, MI
Date: 2012-07-10
zone 5

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-06-13

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Location: Western Washington
Date: 2019-06-24

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Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-05-25

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-06-07

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Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2021
Seeds beginning to sprout

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Location: Del Norte Calif amongst the redwoods
Date: 2017-02-17

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-17

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Location: No.Calif
Date: May 2009
mature plants in the garden

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Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universität Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13

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Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2018-05-14

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-04-12

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Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2018-05-06
Emerging growth

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Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.

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Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-05-17

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Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-04-10

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Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-03-21
Just emerging from the soil with a flowerbud

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-06-13

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-05-10

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Comments:

Posted by Strever (No.Calif amongst the Redwoods - Zone 9a) on Oct 15, 2011 10:15 AM concerning plant:

Spotty Dotty is a very vigorous patented hybrid created by Janet Egger at Terra Nova Nurseries in Portland Oregon.
Originating from a cross between Podophyllum hybrid ‘374’ (an unpatented proprietary plant) as the seed parent
and a highly colored Podophyllum delavayi ‘64’ (an unpatented proprietary plant) as the pollen parent.
The seed parent, Podophyllum hybrid ‘374’, is an outstanding selection from a hybrid swarm from a Japanese nursery,
which is believed to have come from P. difforme, P. delavayi , and P. versipelle.
see the patent here http://www.freepatentsonline.c...

this plant has been a very good grower here under the Redwoods for me

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Posted by bonitin (Ghent, Belgium - Zone 8a) on May 31, 2012 11:43 PM concerning plant:

This impressive beauty comes back loyally in spring in my garden in zone 8a, planted in half shade in a well drained soil, and has doubled in size in 3 years time. It is a very vigorous healthy plant.

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Spotty Dotty Family history or from whence it came by Strever	Oct 15, 2011 10:08 AM	0
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