Native Fruits: Maypop - Alabama Cooperative Extension System Maypop fruit has been used by Native Americans as a food source for thousands of years The pulp of maypop fruit is sweet and tangy and becomes extremely sweet when the fruit is ripe or overripe One cup of maypop juice is a good source of vitamin A (1770 international units), potassium (687 milligrams), magnesium (42 milligrams), vitamin C (73
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Deer-Tolerant Native Flowers and Grasses for Alabama Landscapes Notes: Maypop will spread from root suckers and can escape the original planting area, especially in disturbed soils The ripe fruit is edible and has an interesting flavor, though seedy The flower is widely considered remarkably intriguing Humans have cultivated Passiflora incarnata in the region since the late Archaic period
Drought-Tolerant Landscapes for Alabama Learn key issues in planning and implementing a water-efficient landscape and know recommended drought-tolerant landscape plants