Asimina Triloba " Pawpaw"

Asimina Triloba " Pawpaw" host plant

Butterfly host plant for Zebra Swallowtail ( Eurytides Marcellus)

Pot Size: 3 Gallon

Height: 6" to 18" 

Facts about Asimina Triloba host plant:

Called Asimina Triloba also known as: Dog Banana or Indian Banana, Pawpaw Triloba is one of the most common tree that Zebra Swallowtail will use as a host plant. Leaves are Alternate, simple, entire, around 6 " long, widest at the tip then tapering to a narrowed base, apices mostly acuminate. Flowers are Maroon, with a fetid aroma, 2" wide when opened, their stalks 1/2" long or more. Fruit is oblong, around 6" long, greenish yellow. This host plant for the Zebra swallowtail butterfly is found more in a woodlands area.

* Family: Annonaceae

* Zones: 5 to 9

* Height: 15 to 30 feet

* Bloom Time: April to May

* Sun: Full sun to part shade

* Water: Medium to wet