How to grow Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

How long does Bloodroot take to grow?

These estimates for how long Bloodroot takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

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Bloodroot Folklore & Trivia

The rhizome contains red resins and was used by indigenous peoples of North America to paint their faces 2 3

Other names for Bloodroot

Puccoon, Red puccoon, Pauson, Tetterwort, Indian Paint

Footnotes

1 MEDICINAL AND OTHER USES of NORTH AMERICAN PLANTS; An Historical Survey with Special Reference to the Eastern Indian Tribes by Charlotte Erichsen-Brown

3 INDIAN HERBOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA; The Definitive Guidt to Native Medicinal Plants and Their Uses by Alma R. Hutchens 1991

4 THEREPUTIC HERBALISM by David Hoffman (course binder)

5 www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=m290


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