A small gift from a friend has spread into a nice colony of brilliant white double-flowers followed by deep green leaves. If the Double-flowering Bloodroot isn't on your list of must have plants for the shade, you need to update your list.
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The harbinger of spring in a woodland or shade garden.
Double-flowering Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis f. multiplex) |
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| A close-up of the veins of Bloodroot shows the development of the red sap that gives this plant its name. |
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| The same colony of Double-flowering Bloodroot from last year right at peak flowering. |
Love the emerging flower. Beautiful. How well do they divide? ;)
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty. I don't think I've seen them before, but I have lots of shade, so I need to find some!
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