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Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sanguinaria canadensis
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: san-gwin-AR-ee-uh ka-na-DEN-sis
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: spring ephemeral. Plant Types: Perennial.

Best grown in partial to full shade in humusy well-drained soil with medium moisture; much more dramatic when planted in masses and allowed to naturalize. Although the flowers are short-lived, the leaves are attractive and provide interest until they go dormant; the reddish-orange sap of the plant has been used as a dye. Other Common Names: Puccoon, Red Puccoon,...
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Catesby Trillium (Trillium catesbaei)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Trillium catesbaei
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: TRIL-ee-um KAYTS-bee-eye
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: spring ephemeral. Plant Types: Perennial.

Catesby Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) grows in average to humusy but well-drained soil in light to deep shade; flowers point down or sideways and appear more prominent planted in groups of three or more or on slopes above a path; established plants prefer a summer dry period. Transplant tips: Relatively easy to transplant; dig about six inches deep to lift rhizomes...
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Dimpled trout lily (Erythronium umbilicatum)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Erythronium umbilicatum
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: er-ih-THROH-nee-um um-BIL-i-ca-tum
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: spring ephemeral. Plant Types: Perennial.

Dimpled trout lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) grows in shade to partial shade; does best in hardwood forest-like settings with rich soil and filtered light in spring; quick to establish in slightly moist areas and on creek banks. Transplanting tips: Plant, especially flower, quite fragile; bulb of mature (two leaf and flowering) specimen can be up to 18 inches deep...
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Lanceleaf Trillium (Trillium lancifolium)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Trillium lancifolium
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: TRIL-ee-um lance-eh-FOAL-ee-um
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: spring ephemeral. Plant Types: Perennial.

Lanceleaf Trillium (Trillium lancifolium) is a relatively small trillium with narrow leaves.   Other Scientific Names: Trillium lanceolatum, Trillium recurvatum ssp. lanceolatum
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)

Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) grows in partial shade to shade; average, medium-wet, well-drained soil; prefers rich, moist humusy soil; will self-sow under optimal conditions; will form a colony over time via undergrown rhizomes. Flowers are usually borne on 2-leaved plants in May; singled leaved plants are not mature enough to bloom.
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