In a recent issue of Horticulture magazine, I came across a reference to your plant, but since I don't have the magazine on hand I did a search on the Internet and found a source for another variety, which is touted to be "better." The variety is Sanguinaria canadensis 'Multiplex' (Double Flowered Bloodroot) Unfortunately, so is the price - $28.00. Hope this information is useful! Bill Here is a link that might be useful: Plantdelights

Thanks for the ID's! Yup, JITP would make sense, I have a ton of them and propagated dozens more from seed last year. They always seem to come up later. The list of what I found last year is: Erythronium albidum (White Trout Lily) Trillium grandiflorum (Large-flowered Trillium) Uvularia grandiflora (Large-flowered Bellwort) Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit) Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple) Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot single and double-petal) Viola sororia (Common Blue Violet) Viola pubescens (Downy Yellow Violet) Wild Ginger Salomon's Seal Interrupting Fern Ostrich Fern Elderberry Chokecherry Fruiting Mulberry Star Magnolia Virginia Waterleaf Virginia Creeper Caulophyllum thalictroides (Blue cohosh) I also planted some seeds this winter. Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman's Breeches) Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue) Monarda bradburiana (Bradbury's Monarda) And last fall I planted the following seedlings: Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine Poppy, Wood Poppy) Anemone sylvestris (Snowdrop Anemone) Campanula (Blue Clip, Bellflower, Harebell) Anemone vitifolia (Anemone 'Robustissima') Tricyrtis hirta (Toad Lilies) There were originally yellow ladyslipper's that I am keeping an eye out for. The original owner who started the woods had a bunch but gave them away when he moved as he didn't believe the new owner would care for the woods. He was correct. I've been busy removing garlic mustard, creeping charlie and buckthorn as well as debris. It could have been worse though.

I would definitely say that bloodroot is desirable. Although the flowers tend to be short-lived, only lasting a day or so, more flowers follow for about 2-3 weeks. Their foliage is very pretty and it sticks around a little later than most spring ephermerals. Bloodroots like deciduous shade, with full or part sun in spring and subsequent summer shade cast by trees and shrubs. They also like a moist, woodsy soil, on the acidic side. Bloodroot can be propagated from seed. But you have to watch the seed pods carefully--they spring open and shoot the seeds everywhere. You might try tying a piece of cheesecloth over the ripening seed pod. To germinate them see Harry R. Phillips "Growing and Propagating Wildflowers". It can also be divided since it grows from rhizomes. It is slow to establish, but it will form eventually a large clump (1-2 feet across). Another answer: Bloodroot can be propagated both by seed and division. You can rely on self sowing which is aided by ants which carry the seeds off. (I have some growing out of my stone wall.) Or you can just scatter the seed in either prepared beds or among the leaves and debris on your forest floor. Although individual flowers last only a few days, if you have some growing from sunny spots to deep shade, you can get three to four weeks of bloom. In 30 years my three plants or so have multiplied to at least three thousand and I have probably given away at least that many. Even nicer than the type is Sanguinaria canadensis flora-plena, a double form which looks like a small white peony. It is sterile so the flowers last a week or longer. Both the single and double can be easily divided either spring, summer or fall by simply breaking the rhizome being sure that each piece has at least one eye. I believe that they should be dug up, divided and replanted on a regular basis or they will go into a decline.

Did you ever find someone to trade with for some double flowering bloodroot? I too was looking to trade with someone.