Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This native ground cover spreads to carpet the floor of mixed deciduous forests from eastern Canada to Florida and is common throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Like its Latin epithet, its single, vegetative leaves are peltate (umbrella-like). In mid-spring, paired leaves may hide showy but sparse white flowers. Fully ripened fruits, mayapples, are used for preserves and jellies.
Learn more about Podophyllum peltatum.
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