Podophyllum versipelle 'Spotty Dotty'
(Mayapple 'Spotty Dotty')
Family - Berberidaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 35cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Spring Garden
Description: A rhizomatous Perennial with mounds of basal foliage. The peltate, umbrella-like leaves are palmately lobed with pointed and toothed lobes. The leaves are mid-green and, apart from a patch at the centre, are heavily mottled and spotted with maroon. Pendent, bell-shaped flowers have long, slender, deep red petals. The Blooms are held in clusters in the Axils of the leaves and are produced from late spring into early summer. The flowers are hidden below the foliage.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Pendent, bell-shaped flowers have rich, deep red petals that are long and slender. The flowers are held in clusters and produced in the axils of the leaves in May and June. The flowers are hidden beneath the umbrella-like leaves.
Flower colour: Red
Flower shape: Pendent, bell-shaped flowers held in clusters
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Attractive, peltate leaves are palmately lobed and have pointed lobes with Dentate margins. The leaves are mid-green and, apart from a central cluster, are heavily mottled and spotted with deep maroon. The leaves are held in basal mounds.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pelatate, palmately lobed leaves
Poison Information:
This plant is poisonous.
Propagation:
Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR). Unlicensed propagation for sale is prohibited.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.