Smallflower Pawpaw
Asimina parviflora
Smallflower pawpaw is a small understory pawpaw of Southeastern woods with maroon bell flowers and edible fruit, a zebra swallowtail host. Spreads modestly in dry to moist acidic shade and resists deer.
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- purple, red
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host, pollinators, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~12 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX