SOLVED: Is this Bloodroot?

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Tree_Climber Brown City, MI(Zone 5a) Apr 19, 2001

The book I have does not show the leaf very well, but I think this is Bloodroot. Does anyone know for sure?

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Linnea Tilton, NH(Zone 4a) Apr 20, 2001

Yes, it is bloodroot!

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Kathleen Panama, NY(Zone 5a) Apr 20, 2001

definitely

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Happy_Gardener Cedar Rapids, IA Apr 20, 2001

Definitely bloodroot. The plant blooms on top of the unfurled leaves. Always the first plant to bloom in my shade bed.

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Patty Apr 20, 2001

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Tree_Climber Brown City, MI(Zone 5a) Apr 20, 2001

Happy Gardner,
Since you have this in your Shade Garden maybe you can give me some advice. I would like to start a shade garden up by the house with plants from the woods.
Will Bloodroot transplant easily? If so, how much should I move to have a nice "bunch". (Does it spread a lot so just a couple will do?)
Grateful for your help,
Kathy

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tishtash La Porte, IN(Zone 5a) Apr 22, 2001

Patty,
What zone are you in? In zone 5 right now Rue anemone and false rue anemone are blooming. The flowers are similar to bloodroot, only much smaller. The foliage is deeply serrated, they spread freely. Hope this helps, tish

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Happy_Gardener Cedar Rapids, IA Apr 25, 2001

My bloodroot transplanted easily. My shade bed is clay and very wet due to an underground stream. My bloodroot has not spread a lot and I am sure this is due to the clay. When I put a woodland plant into the bed I dig a hole the size I want the plant to fill in. Then I fill the hole with rich compost before I plant. I think the bloodroot would spread a lot if planted in the right place. The blooms come quickly and disappear just as quick. I would put in a clump about the size of a dinner plate. If you are doing more than one clump, I would probably make the clumps smaller. Maybe the size of a bread plate.

I enjoy my plants because they are always the first blooms each spring.

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