Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
Spring ephemeral with brilliant white flowers and red sap.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–0.75 ft
- Spacing
- 0.25–0.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV