Double-Flowered Bloodroot

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Perennial

Native distribution

Labrador to MI, South to GA, IN and IL

Biocultural value

A red dye from the roots was used by American Indians as a body and face paint as well as for dying baskets, animal hides and clothing.

Location

Robison Herb Garden, Mundy Wildflower Garden

Source of plant

Mary Hirshfeld, Eastern Plant Specialists

Description

Flowers double, without stamens or carpels.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

other ethnobotanical uses