Silent Sunday – Asian Mayapple

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Eliza Waters

Podophyllum delavayi

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56 Responses to Silent Sunday – Asian Mayapple

  1. Vicki's avatar Vicki says:
    May 27, 2023 at 11:09 pm

    Wow. That’s stunning, both the flower and the leaf.

  2. cindy knoke's avatar cindy knoke says:
    May 27, 2023 at 11:44 pm

    Fascinating plant.

  3. Kris P's avatar Kris P says:
    May 27, 2023 at 11:51 pm

    I can only repeat Vicki – WOW!

  4. Dale's avatar Dale says:
    May 28, 2023 at 1:06 am

    How cool are these? That flower is beautiful and that leaf has a story to tell.

  5. Born To Organize's avatar Born To Organize says:
    May 28, 2023 at 1:08 am

    Easy for you to say. 😉

    Lovely.

  6. Anne's avatar Anne says:
    May 28, 2023 at 2:33 am

    Apart from the flower, I find the mottled leaf very pretty.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      May 28, 2023 at 4:09 pm

      Thank you, Anne. In a group, they are quite something to see. I’ve read that they grow very slowly and these were probably 20 years old. One must have patience!

  8. Alice's avatar Alice says:
    May 28, 2023 at 6:12 am

    What an interesting flower and leaf combination…the leaf reminds me of how an octopus is camouflaged.

  9. Birder's Journey's avatar Birder's Journey says:
    May 28, 2023 at 7:13 am

    Your lovely photos bring back wonderful memories of the first time I learned about Mayapples.

  10. shoreacres's avatar shoreacres says:
    May 28, 2023 at 7:23 am

    The flower is attractive and interesting, but that leaf!

  11. Treah Pichette's avatar Treah Pichette says:
    May 28, 2023 at 7:53 am

    Wow…how exotic! You need a big fat frog sitting on that leaf! 😉

  13. automatic gardener's avatar automatic gardener says:
    May 28, 2023 at 9:11 am

    That is a very interesting plant. Is it wild or did you plant it?

  14. LightWriters's avatar LightWriters says:
    May 28, 2023 at 10:57 am

    🙌🏼🤗🙌🏼❤️🙌🏼🤗🙌🏼

  15. Val T Boyko's avatar Val Boyko says:
    May 28, 2023 at 1:05 pm

    What a delight 💐

  16. Tina's avatar Tina says:
    May 28, 2023 at 1:19 pm

    Wow–that’s just stunning. It’s hard to decide which is more beautiful: leaf or flower?

  17. Donna Donabella's avatar Donna Donabella says:
    May 28, 2023 at 5:14 pm

    I don’t think I have seen the Asian variety…I had the native Mayapple in my old garden and it grows at the edge of the woods naturally in my new garden. Beautiful foliage and flower in the Asian variety.

  18. belindagroverphotography's avatar belindagroverphotography says:
    May 28, 2023 at 7:30 pm

    Such a pretty colour and interesting appearance.

  19. A Curious Introvert's avatar A Curious Introvert says:
    May 28, 2023 at 7:51 pm

    Amazing the leaf can steal the show from the beautiful flower!🙂

  20. Debbie's avatar Debbie says:
    May 29, 2023 at 3:24 pm

    Another one I’m not familiar with — thanks, Eliza!

  21. Cathy's avatar Cathy says:
    May 29, 2023 at 4:19 pm

    Wow, what beautiful leaves! And I think you have helped me identify the foliage I saw at the Himalaya Park I visited at the weekend. 😃👍

  22. Bay Photos By Donna's avatar Bay Photos By Donna says:
    May 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm

    What an intricate pattern on the leaves, and gorgeous flower!

  23. carolinestreetblog's avatar carolinestreetblog says:
    May 30, 2023 at 12:34 am

    This is unusual. The leaf looks similar in colour to a begonia variety.

  24. Pepper's avatar Pepper says:
    May 30, 2023 at 8:32 pm

    So pretty. 😊

  25. greendreamsswe's avatar Maria says:
    May 30, 2023 at 10:56 pm

    It’s hard to tell if the leaf or the flower is the most beautiful! On the other hand, perhaps one doesn’t need to decide 🙂

  26. Frogend_dweller's avatar Frogend_dweller says:
    June 2, 2023 at 2:16 am

    Wonderful! Beauty in the flower AND leaves!!!

  27. deepanilamani's avatar deepanilamani says:
    June 9, 2023 at 2:01 pm

    Thanks for the photos 🙂

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