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Question: I bought some May Apple in a yard sale last year and forgot about it. this year in my pile …

• Question

  I bought some May Apple in a yard sale last year and forgot about it. this year in my pile of soil I dump the previous year's pots into i noted some lovely May Apple growing. Can it be moved after blooming? Does it tolerate transplant well? Where should it be transferred to? I have some deciduous/pine woods where Jack in the pulpit and cultivated Trout Lily grows happily,,,will it go dormant right after flowering? I 'm thinking of moving my dirt pile so it can stay where it is.

  Answer

  Dear szalbrowska, good morning to you. Mayapples perennate by an underground stem called a rhizome. As a result, they generally transplant reasonably well if they are moved carefully. They are a species that like rich, moist soils (similar to trout-lily). Typically, these soils would be found under the canopy of deciduous trees like sugar maple, linden, and white ash (among others). The leaves will persist most of the year (they do not senesce early). Best wishes.