Pawpaw with a purple flower.

White flowering Pawpaw

Pawpaw seed in an opened fruit.

Fruit of Pawpaw

Botanical Name: Asimina sp.

Common Names: PawPaw

Plant type: Shrub or tree depending upon species

Zone: 6 - 9 depending upon specie

Light: Full sun to shade

Size: 6 - 20 feet, depending upon specie

Water: Average water needs, tolerates drought

Soil: Average garden soil

Propagation: Seed

Note: Zebra Swallowtail butterfly Eurytides marcellus Host or Larval Food Plant