| Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) in bloom right outside my front door. I saved these 20 something years ago and have moved them twice. Only two survived but through the years have seeded and made a small colony of about 25 plants. I have seen patches numbering in the hundreds and it is an amazing site on the side of the mountains. Even though these plants only bloom for about a week, I highly recommend them. They bloom when few other plants do and have showy blooms and disappear completely by mid-June. The name bloodroot comes from the heavy rootstock, if snapped it will bleed bright orange, the indians used this sap as an anti-stringent. |
| Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis |
| Left - This is half the colony, it is about 2 feet wide. |
| Right top - here you can see the seedpod almost completely developed. The pod is proctected by the thick leaves. Right bottom - I pulled this leaf aside so the form can be shown. The leaves themselves are about hand sized when fully developed. |
| @copyright Brad Walker May 9, 2010 |