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Below you will find detailed information on native plants of every kind, the habitats in which they are found, their habits, propogation, and guides to their maintenance and care. These lists have been complied over many years by our team of professional horticulturists, landscape designers, botanists, and industry professionals.
Scientifc name: Sanguinaria canadensis
Family: Papaveraceae
The single bloodroot leaf and flower each rise on a separate stem, and at first the leaf completely enwraps the flower bud. The clear, white, many-petaled blossom may open before the leaf has completely unwrapped, rising slightly above the leaf to a height of 6-10 in. Leaves, which are large, 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 curls around the stalk. Roots and stem with acrid red-orange juice (from www.wildflower.org).
Native throughout Northern New Jersey in rich, dry, often rocky shaded ground of mixed deciduous woods, slopes, roadsides, and watersides.
Blooms late March through Late April
Fruit appears Late June.
This fragile 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. The generic name, from the Latin sanguinarius, means bleeding.
Bloodroots spread rapidly and make an excellent ground cover. Mulch the plants with a thin layer of deciduous leaves during the winter. Effective as groundcover around the base of trees, seeds dispersed by ants (from www.wildflower.org).