Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Sanguinaria Flore Pleno
This is the double flowered form of the native bloodroot. It blooms a few days later than the single flowered form, and stays in bloom about twice as long . The single flowered form often only blooms for a few days; one good rain shower, and the pristine white flowers are shattered, with the petals lying all over the ground. Still, I much prefer the single. Both the single and double bloodroot arise with their leaves wrapped around the stems like a cloak, and after the flower drops, the leaf unfurls to quite a large size, then the plants become dormant in late summer. These wildflowers can live for many, many years (a lifetime).
// posted by IBOY @ 7:28 PM 
