Common Name | Asian mayapple |
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Family | Berberidaceae |
Genus | Podophyllum |
species | hybrid |
Plant Type | Perennial |
Persistence | Deciduous |
US Patent # | PP17361 |
EU Grant # | -- |
Hardiness Zone | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Growth Habit | Mounding, Spreading / Trailing |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 18" / 24" / 17" |
Finish Time | Slow (9-12 Weeks) |
Bloom Time | May, June, July, August, September |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Flowering Season | Spring |
Flower Color | Red |
Leaf Color | Green, Purple |
Soil | Humus-rich, moist, deep, well-drained. |
pH | 5.6 - 6.6 |
Exposure | Part Shade, Full Shade |
Special Uses | Deep South, Deer Resistant |
Nutritional Needs | 150 - 200 ppm |
Dormancy | Required |
Water (Greenhouse) | Keep evenly moist. |
Water (Garden) | Keep evenly moist. Needs summer moisture or they will go into early dormancy. Avoid drought stress. |
How Different? | Unique and vigorous. |
Landscape Value | Woodland , shade garden, accent. |
Finish Time to 4" | 10 - 12 weeks without stress or early dormancy. |
Comments | 'Spotty Dotty' won a first prize in 2011 at the Keukenhof in Holland. |
Grower Notes | The amount of pattern varies with light, temperature, and age. Avoid burying crowns too deeply, as it can cause rot. Grow in cool house for best color and growth. Grows best here by cooling pads. We recommend transplanting to a 4" pot from a plug, not a larger size container. |
Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’
This brilliant hybrid of several Asian Mayapples boasts large, vigorous, lobed umbrella-like leaves. New leaves are chartreuse with dramatic chocolate-brown spotting. In summer, the leaves are green with lightly spotted areas. Large garnet red flowers are found under the leaves in clusters of 5 or more. 'Spotty Dotty' was selected for its coloring, frost tolerance, vigor, and rhizomatous habit. All Podophyllum prefer shade and cool, moist, organic soils. Protect from hard frosts in spring. Avoid drought stress.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 6-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 18″ / 24″ / 17″
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): —
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