Apple A favorite wildflower that clothes the forest floor with its large, paired and almost round leaves. May Apple loves deep, rich, woodsy humus and will spread to form a colony in your shade or woodland garden. Mounding plants reach about 1.5'x 1.5', with pinnate, narrow leaves stepping off stems to resemble ladders.
Flowers top the stems and last several weeks.
Unlike many other native spring bloomers, foliage persists all summer. Try it in sweeping masses or dotted throughout any rich, moist woodland garden. Spread 1.5', Zone 4-8, Qt. In early spring emerging shoots pop up and arch over gracefully. The variegation in the unopened leaves reminds me of the stripes of a candy cane.