Cool Creek Seedlings
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Description
Latin name: Sanguinaria canadensis
Zones: 3-8
Common names: bloodroot, bloodwort, Indian paint, puccoon, red pucoon (https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/)
Mature height: 6-10 inches
Soil/Climate: Prefers well drained moist soils with high organic matter. Part shade to full shade. Plant in deciduous forests that will receive sun before the overstory trees leaf out.
Notes: bright white flowers 2 inches across bloom for about 2 weeks in the spring, will spread to large colonies if conditions are right.
Wildlife: bees