Podophyllum peltatum f. deamii - Pink Flowered Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum forma deamii is a rare variation of the North American native mayapple that produces a reddish pigment in a number of it's parts; most notably in its flowers (appearing pink) and it's fruit (appearing maroon). Color aside, this form has only been documented in the wild in a couple locations. Here is a bit of historical info from Julian A. Steyermark in "COLOR FORMS OF THE MAY-APPLE": "In 1948 Dr. Marcel Raymond of the Montreal Botanical Garden described (Rhodora 50: 18) Podophyllum peltatum f. Deamii , based upon a plant with maroon or dark-reddish fruit found originally by Dr. C. C. Deam in 1927 in "a wood on the Arthur Miller farm near Mauckport, Harrison County," Indiana. From the living plants grown by Deam in his garden and sent to the Montreal Botanical Garden, the latter institution succeeded in growing plants to maturity and eventually offered seeds for distribution to a number of other botanical gardens... ...About t