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Maypop planted in mid-May bloomed this week (slrpnk.net)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The planting time was coincidence 😁 I read the "pop" comes from the sound the fruit makes when crushed. Maybe "May" is from when they usually start blooming? Though wildflower.org says they can flower from March to November.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thanks - i suspected it would be a coincidence. Maybe it's supposed to be that they may pop = maypop

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wikipedia says you're right! That's a hilarious origin 😂

The egg-shaped green fruits 'may pop' when stepped on. This phenomenon gives the P. incarnata its common name, as well as the fact that its roots can remain dormant for most of the winter underground and then the rest of the plant "pops" out of the ground by May, unharmed by the snow.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Awesome - i may have a new favorite flower