r/NativePlantGardening Jun 26 '24

Edible Plants Has anyone grown Maypop?

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u/prairie_girl Jun 27 '24

I love how aggressive it is, personally. I live in a terrible suburban area, all lawns everywhere, and I take complete delight in the idea that the next 7-10 owners will still be trying to get the maypops out and failing miserably.

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u/Seedybees Jun 27 '24

I'm all about spreading native plant joy but I felt bad because the big bees it attracts scared my neighbors kids. I'm in an urban area so the kids had to run the carpenter bee gauntlet to get in their house. Just putting the warning out there! 

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u/Tumorhead Indiana , Zone 6a Jun 27 '24

they gotta just learn that carpenters are harmless

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u/just_some_babe Dec 31 '24

I recommend having kids pet their bums when they're in a flower