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Bloodroot, Canadian

Bloodroot, Canadian

Product number: 335400
Origin: North America
Latin: Sanguinaria canadensis

A beautiful and useful North American plant! The red root produces red dye, which Native Americans frequently used in the past. As a medicine, the alkaloid Sanguinarine is particularly known as a remedy for gum inflammation or cough. The flowers of this poppy relative have pointed petals and are bright white with a yellow heart. Its modest height (20 cm) and preference for light shade and humus-rich soil make this spring bloomer a lovely garden plant, somewhat resembling a wood anemone. Very hardy!

Names:
Latin: Sanguinaria canadensis
Dutch: Bloedwortel, Canadese
English: Bloodroot, Red Puccoon, Indian Paint, Pauson, Tetterwort (Am)

Sowing method: Mix the hard-shelled seeds with a handful of river sand and store them at 15-20°C for several months, regularly mixing and keeping them moist. This is necessary to soften and make the hard seed coat permeable to water. Then, store them at ± 5°C, after which the actual germination can begin. When germination is visible (after a few weeks or months): sow directly. This germination method is called "stratification".

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