General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 24-36 inches
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • White Flowering Asian Mayapple
  • White Flowering Chinese Mayapple
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dysosma pleiantha
  • Synonym: Podophyllum pleianthum
Also sold as:
  • Podophyllum pleianthum f. alba 'Snowfall'

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr gardens, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2017-04-23
Dysosma pleiantha 'Alba'

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