
Bloodroot
- Botanical Name
- Sanguinaria canadensis
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 6 to 12 inches
- Flowers
- Early spring: white and more rarely light pink, up to 2 inches, flowers open in sun and close at night
- Fruit
- Elongated seed pods enclosing reddish seeds
- Light
- Part to full shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, organically rich
- Planting & Care
- Plant in early fall to give the roots time to establish before winter
- Plant grows in clumps, but slowly spreads to form large colonies
- Bloodroot goes dormant and disappears by midsummer
- Plant gets its name from the bright reddish-orange sap that exudes from all parts of the plant when cut
- Gloves should be worn when hadling plant since the sap can cause skin irritation
- Drought and juglone tolerant
- Varieties
- Muliplex - double flowered variety
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