Life Span
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada
Types
-
Number of Varieties
2
0
40000
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Habitat
Mixed deciduous forest, shaded fields, shaded moist road banks, shaded riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Thorns
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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pest Free, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
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10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Invasive
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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
-
Allergy
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
antihelmintic, cathartic, Emetic, malignant neoplasms, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Rhizomes, Root
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum
Common Name
American Mandrake, Mayapple
In Hindi
अमेरिकी विषैला पौधा
In German
amerikanisch Alraune
In French
mandrake américain
In Spanish
mandrágora americana
In Greek
american μανδραγόρα
In Portuguese
mandrake americano
In Polish
amerykański mandragory
In Latin
Latin mandragoras
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Berberidaceae
Genus
Podophyllum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
2
1
27800
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