Sinopodophyllum Species, Himalayan Mayapple

Grown from seed collected in Zhongdian, Yunnan, China in 2000 by the Alaska Rock Garden Society. Grows in full sun to part shade in moist...Read More alpine meadows at 11,000 ft elevation. Does not like to be crowded, and does not tolerate drought.

I grow these plants from seeds. I stratified seeds. Young plants I kept in pots and after this I transplanted them outdoor. This year one...Read More plant gave a fruit. Fruit is edible and have orginal taste and aroma. The smell of fruits is something like a smell of leaves of Devil's snare (Datura stramonium). Seeds are poisonous.

Hardy in St John's, Newfoundland (Canadian zone 5b) for woodland sites or a moist semishaded border. Attractive leaves, mysterious flower...Read More. Fruit a berry with viable seeds.