Other common names
American mandrake, behen, devil's apple, duck's foot, ground lemon, hog apple, Indian apple, Indian May apple, peca, raccoon berry, wild jalap, wild lemon tree, wild mandrake
Herbaceous Perennial
A herbaceous perennial with creeping rhizomes producing a series of upright, pale fleshy stems, topped with glossy, deeply lobed, umbrella-like leaves. Some stems produce a single leaf, others produce two along with a nodding, fragrant, waxy white flower from the leaf axil. Flowers are often hidden by the foliage when viewing from above, and are followed by oval fruits, beginning green and ripening to yellow
Position
Full shade, Partial shade
Soil Types
Clay, Loam
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
1-1.5 metres