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Northeast Gardening: Walking on the Wild Side, 1 by Hemhostaholic

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Hemhostaholic wrote:
Daisy-No, completely and totally different. Maypops are usually a common name for the Passion Flower vine (Passiflora)...there is one variety that is hardy in z5, but most are tropical vines, with stunning flowers. Mayapples are a woodland plant with "umbrella" like foliage, and small white flowers underneath the leaves (Podophyllum.) The common Mayapples are z5, possibly a wee bit colder. There are some really stunning cultivars of Mayapple, but they aren't cheap, and are hardy from z6?(7) down...believe it's 'Kalaediscope' that I'm thinking of.

Here is a pic of my 1 clump of Mayapple: