Plant Name: Sanguinaria canadensis
Common name: Bloodroot
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Height: 6” – 9”
Plant Width: 3” – 6”
Bloom Time: March to April
Flower Color: White Flower with Yellow Stamens.
Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade
Soil Requirements: Moist, Humusy, Well-Drained.
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Showy Flower, but Short Lived, & Close at Night; Tolerates Drought & Dry Soil; Early Spring Bee & Fly Pollinator.
Note: Goes Dormant in Mid to Late Summer; All Parts of Plant Exude Orange-Red Sap when Cut; Poisonous Characteristics.
Uses: Naturalize; Rock & Wildflower Gardens.
Native to: Eastern & Central North America
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford AGC Member, Master Gardener
Photo from: UpstateNYer / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)