Yes they are pawpaws, we have them here on our property.

Paw paw, as in the fruit tree? This was not a tree, but when I tried to dig it up I did hit a big tree like root system. I could not get it up could only get chunks which I bought home and potted up. I hope they catch.

I have only seen the burgundy colored flowers.

Alright I did some digging online and yes it is a native Florida paw paw. Apparently they don't transplant easy are propagate well from the root peaces like what I got today. But now that I know that it's there may be I can get some fruit from it and grow from seed. But I'm still going to try with what I got today

Ritaweeda, do yours ever fruit?

Does anyone have experience propagating native paw paw

Google it.

I bet there's tons of info.

Jane

I have tried several times to dig up native plants and transplant, no good. The pawpaw root goes so far down, and as for the fruiting, the wild animals get all the wild fruit around here. That goes for pawpaws, blackberries, persimmons, grapes, etc. And yes there is a maroon colored one, I also have a small patch of it. The variety that you have is a host plant for the gulf zebra swallowtail so it's best to let it be.

Thanks Rita,i really had no luck trying to dig it up so I will just have to hope to get some seed from it if I'm lucky. I googled it and there is not a lot of information about the Florida verity and vary little about the northern other than everyone who has tried cloning from cuttings fail and they don't transplant easy because of the kind tap root and the root break easily which is what I found when I tried. I really want to get it going in my gardens it would go so well with the whole permaculture garden I got going and I love the flowers. I also found out you need to take some of the soil around the mother plant to put in the pot when you grow them from seed. Something to do with a fungus that they need to grow.details were foggy at best if anyone does get seeds I will gladly pay for them and a little dirt from the mother plant.

Meg_w: There are paw-paws growing in the woods in my area, 9b and 10.

Good luck getting the fruit before the critters do. You might want to build a chicken wire cage around that and stake it into the ground firmly.

Wish I could but not my lot.

Pattybee: I did not think they grew this far south. I had given up on trying to get paw paws because I have only seen them growing in the Ocala area. I guess I'll start keeping my eyes open again for a source!

Meg_w: I'm on Florida's east side—maybe that's the difference? I first started seeing them years ago when I would walk in the woods for exercise. I tried once to transplant without success. Maybe I'll get one from the site Glen posted!

I also tried several times to transplant them and wild blueberries in SW Florida, but no joy. Wild plants just want to stay wild, I guess. Someone told me that if I could ever find a small seedling, they transplant, but I never did.

Glenn, thanks so much for the info about how to get a pawpaw. I've contacted Terri via email.

Pattybee, let me know how it goes. If I can't get them to clone from the roots I got I'm going to order some. The chances of them cloning are very low.

DG, that root is something else right. I so didn't expect to have that problem when I walked up there with the shovel. Little plant I just expected to pop it right out and go home with a cool plant with really cool flowers. Guess not.

Glenn, I just found out that there's a native plant show at Chinsegut Hill near here today, from 9 til 1. I don't know what all they will have to offer but if you are free to take a drive and look it might pay off for you.Chinsegut Hill

Rita,thank you