🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
medicinal_herbs
Perennial
Papaveraceae
☀️ Sun
Shade to Partial Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
3-8
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, moist
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
8-12 in
📐 Height
6-10 in
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Trillium
Spring ephemeral companions in woodland
🤝 Wild Ginger
Sequential woodland groundcovers
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
Brilliant white spring ephemeral. Roots bleed red-orange sap. Toxic internally.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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