Mergoat

Mergoat Land Design and Restoration

Sorrel Inman

[email protected]
(865) 250-6140

Mergoat Land Design and Restoration

Sorrel Inman

[email protected]
(865) 250-6140

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Family: Papaveraceae

Plant Type
Status
Native
Native Range
Edible Parts
Height
4″-6″
Spread
12″

Landscape Attributes

Bloom Color
White
Root Depth
Root Structure
Seasonal Interest
Spring
Lifespan

ECOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES

LIGHT
Full Sun, Part Sun
GROWTH HABIT
WATER
Medium
RELATIONSHIPS
Ants

Description

  • other common names:
  • lifespan:
  • Growth habit:
  • Leaves: Broadly kidney shaped, lobed, 3-6 in wide
  • Flowers: White, 1-2 in across, petals in multiples of 4s usually 8-12, March-April
  • Fruit: 2 in pod.
  • Roots:
  • Survival/reproduction strategy: If cross pollination doesn’t occur within 3-4 days, the anthers bend toward the stigmas to self pollinate. Early flowering can result in a lack of pollinating insects due to cold and/or wet weather.
  • Seeds/germination: seed dispersal by ants

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