Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Wildflower Wednesday - May-Apple

My contribution to the Wildflower Week Fest the May-Apple or known as Polyphyllum peltatum by you Hortheads. These plants usually have one or two leaves but they colonize as you can see in this photo taken at the local park.
I have a small colony on the north/west side of the house. It is covering the down spout nicely.
You can see the pretty little bloom that you usually find at the base of the petioles. 
The apple part I am not sure when that comes in. 
It could be the bud before it blooms. It sort of looks apple-like.
If you want to see more wildflowers do go to Gail's Clay and Limestone blog. She is hosting a Wildflower Week. It is so important to preserve the wildflowers that we can. The bees and other wildlife will thank us for it.

7 comments:

Cris, Artist in Oregon said...

Oh thats pretty. Never heard of it before.

Lisa at Greenbow said...

Thank you Cris. I meant to put this on my Garden blog and messed up. Ha... Glad you liked it.

Quiet Paths said...

Those are really great. I've never heard of this one either. They needs lots of water?

studio lolo said...

wow, so lush looking!! I'd love to have some in our yard, but since we rent I have to be careful what I spend and leave :(

Katiejane said...

I love these little guys but I didn't know that you could grow them domestically. I always see them under the trees in the woods and think how pretty they are. Yours look like they are doing well.

SandyCarlson said...

Some gorgeous flowers.

SandyCarlson said...

These are incredible. Thanks for the up-close and personal on this beauty.