Scientific Name:
Podophyllum cymosum
Pronunciation:
po-do-FIL-um sy-MOH-sum
Common Name:
umbrella leaf
Family Name:
Berberidaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves usually 2 per flowering stem, alternate, peltate, orbicular, most 25-35cm wide, margin palmately lobed and serrate, apex ; corymb-like cymes of flowers 2-3cm wide with 6 white petals, May-Jun; berries dark blue, glaucous, on red rachis, Jul-Sep.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Very coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Summer interest, Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Orbicular
Apices:
Emarginate or retuse
Bases:
Peltate
Margins:
Palmately lobed, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Blue
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
