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Papaveraceae
Red puccoon
Sanguinaria canadensis
Also known as Indian paint, Sanguinaria australis, Belharnosia canadensis, Sanguinaria canadensis var. rotundifolia
Native Plants · Bloodroot · Spring Ephemeral · Woodland · Native · Wildflower · Shade Garden · Medicinal · Eastern North America · Perennial
Bloodroot (Red puccoon) is a charming spring ephemeral that thrives in woodland garden settings with dappled shade and humus-rich, well-drained soil. It emerges and blooms early in spring then goes fully dormant by midsummer, so pair it with other shade perennials to fill the gap. Avoid overwatering during its summer dormancy and divide clumps every few years to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil evenly moist during active growth; reduce in summer dormancy · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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