Sanguinaria canadensis -Double

Common Name: Double Bloodroot

• Height: 3-9 inches
• Bloom Time: March to April
• Bloom Description: White or pink tinged
• Sun: Part shade to full shade
• Water: Medium
• Suggested Use: Naturalize
• Flower: Showy
• Tolerate: Drought, Dry Soil

Maintenance:

Sanguinaria canadensis requires almost no maintenance. It seems to quietly disappear unnoticed when it goes dormant in late summer. It does benefit from division of clumps when they get crowded after many years. They also tolerate being divided. This can be done most anytime, though it would be best, if possible, to avoid the time when the leaves are developing. Once fully matured, the leaves will not be affected by division. The subterranean rhizomes are finger thick and bright red inside. Divide into separate plants and replant about 6″ apart. Long rhizomes can be cut into shorter sections each several inches long. As rhizomes are underground stems, cutting them into shorter pieces produces the same results as pinching back an above ground stem:The dormant lateral buds will now grow with the removal of the terminal bud. Do not expect new growth from these rhizome cuttings until the following spring.