Sanguinaria canadensis
Bloodroot

• A spring ephemeral with small white flowers and red sap in its root.

• It’s a small plant, only 6 inches tall, and grows best in full shade and moist, rich soil.

• In ideal conditions it will spread over time to form large colonies.

• Like most ephemerals, it goes dormant in summer. 

• Bloodroot has special relationships with early season pollinators and its seeds are dispersed by ants.