Category: Mayapple

  • Mayapple

    Mayapple

    Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) is a perennial herbaceous plant that is native to eastern North America. In the past few days Mayapples have been poking their noses up through the surface of the earth in one of my gardens. The beginning of a beautiful process. They emerge with their leaves, either one or two, folded like…

  • Trout Lily

    Trout Lily

    If ever there was the perfect use of the word “diminutive” I think it would be for describing Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum). A lily that grows to be just six inches tall. A bit too big for a doll house but still mighty small for a lily. It’s flower which dips shyly has no petals…