Bloodroot wild flower (Bundle of 6 roots- Sanguinaria canadensis L.)

 
 
*This bare-root plant can only be ordered with a minimum order of $35 unless it is combined with a potted plant. Bare-root plants can be mixed and matched to arrive at total needed.*
 
 
Bloodroot wild flower (Bundle of 6 roots)(May or may not come with leaves... ONLY THE RHIZOME ROOTS)(Sanguinaria canadensis L.)
 
Be sure to allow the plant to acclimate to the different temperature before planting outdoors.
 
The single bloodroot leaf and flower each rise on a separate stem, and at first the leaf completely enwraps the flower bud.
 
The beautiful, white, many-petaled blossom may open before the leaf has completely unwrapped, raising above the leaf to a height of 6-10 in.
 
Leaves, which are large, unique, round and deeply cleft, eventually reach a height of 12-14 in.
 
On a smooth stalk a solitary white flower, with a golden-orange center, grows beside a lobed basal leaf that often wraps around the stalk.
 
Roots and stem with acrid red-orange juice.
 
This early spring flower develops and rises from the center of its curled leaf, opening in full sun, and closing at night.
 
Like most members of the Poppy Family, it lasts for a relatively short time.
 
The red juice from the underground stem was used by Indians as a dye for baskets, clothing, and war paint, as well as for insect repellent. It also has more medicinal properties.
 
The generic name, from the Latin sanguinarius, means bleeding.

Plant Characteristics
 
Duration: Perennial 
 
Habit: Herb 
 
Leaf Complexity: Simple 
 
Size Class: 0-1 ft. 
 
Bloom Color: White 
 
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr 
 
Growing Conditions:
 
Light Requirement: Part Shade , Shade 
 
Soil Moisture: Moist , Wet 
 
Soil pH: Circumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2) 
 
Soil Description: Moist to mesic, well-drained, humus-rich soils. 
 
Conditions Comments: Bloodroots spread rapidly and make an excellent ground cover.
 
Mulch the plants with a thin layer of deciduous leaves during the winter.
 
Effective as ground cover around the base of trees, seeds dispersed by ants.