Scientific Name
Sanguinaria canadensis

Common Name
Bloodroot
Life Cycle: Early spring


Height: .5 to 1 foot
Flower/fruit: 1.5 to 2 inch bright white flowers; 8 to 12 petals; two sepals fall away as flower opens
Flowering Season: --
Foliage: 6 inch five- to nine-lobed leaf with blunt teeth; persists until mid-summer
Site: Moist but well-drained humus soil; shade to partial shade
Comments: Bright orange-red sap in the thick rootstock
 

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