Bloodroot Hoodies

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis) Location of picture: Vermont Perennial Composition: Sanguinarine (alkaloid in rhizome) Bloodroot uses: Traditional Medicine: Treatment of burns, cuts, hemorrhages, asthma, and other health problems. Dye. FDA classification: Unsafe for use in foods, drugs, or beverages. Khan, I. A., & Abourashed, E. A. (2010). Leung's Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients: Used in Food, Drugs and Cosmetics (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Spirit of Bloodroot

This is the anatomy of the bloodroot flower (Sanguinaria canadensis). This plant is protected in the state I live in. If your lucky you may see it in the spring!

Eomecon chionantha Snow poppy Chinese Bloodroot

A detail from one of my paintings titled "the Gardener". It depicts Bloodroot and American Ginger

This pattern is full of my favorite spring flowers here in the Northeast US: Dutchman’s Breeches Sharp-lobed Hepatica Canada Mayflower Bloodroot Bunchberry Bellwort Spring Beauties Jack-in-the-Pulpit White Trillium Trout Lily Pink Lady Slipper Ramps