Double-flowered
Bloodroot; Multiplex Bloodroot 'Multiplex'
Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-9
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Height: 4-8 inches
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Spread: 6-12 inches
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Bloom Time: April to May
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Bloom: solitary, 2-3 inch wide, bright white, fully-double
bloom; because they are sterile, blooms are longer-lasting than the single form
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Light: part shade to shade
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Soil: prefer rich, humusy, well-drained
acid to neutral soil
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Moisture: ample, even moisture; do not
over-water
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Use: naturalize in a woodland garden,
wildflower or native plant garden, shaded area of rock or alpine garden; cut
flower; plant among later blooming perennials
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Care: low maintenance
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems
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Native to: cultivar of species native to
Eastern North America
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Notes: a spring ephemeral (foliage
disappears in late summer as plant goes dormant); one of the earliest spring
bloomers; distinctive, large, waxy, bluish gray-green leaves are kidney- or
heart-shaped, and lobed; leaves and flower sprout from a reddish rhizome with
bright orange sap that grows at or slightly below the soil surface; rhizomes
form colonies; red juice from the stem was used by Native Americans as a dye;
all parts of plant are toxic if ingested; deer and rabbit resistant; black
walnut tolerant
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Supplier: Donated by Sarah Swanson
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Shade Garden F239
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