That is really beautiful! We are in the same area....keep us updated how it does in your garden and I might make an expensive purchase myself for my shade garden if it spreads well.

They are beautiful, but I am afraid that after two days, when I saw the petals scattering, I'd see my $$$ scattering. They simply have too short a display.

DBarron, that is helpful to know about the short display.

Those doubles are gorgeous!

I used to have a big patch of the single bloodroot. Now I'm left with just an odd one here or there, and wondered what happened to them. I was just walking on the adjacent commons area, and there are three good-sized patches there, which haven't been there in prior years. I guess seeds could have been spread there, but I'm wondering if something dug them up and moved them on me.

The research I did before purchasing said the double variety has a "much longer" display than the single and the singles only bloom for a couple of days. Guess we will find out what that actually means ... I will report back. The flowers closed up when it got dark -- totally didn't expect that!

Ruth, I am happy you managed to locate your missing bloodroot! Perhaps they needed a vacation? =)

This has been a great spring for frogs so far. The nightly chorus is impressive.

I did get startled yesterday while out in the yard transplanting seedlings into pots, when one good-sized frog from out of nowhere landed right in front of me, then hopped into a seedling pot.

The toads should be out and about soon too.

What gorgeous blooms!!

I'm in the same boat as Ruth. I can't get them to last here to save my life. A few years ago I planted so many bloodroot I lost track, I purchased a box of bulk rhizomes, I had so many I had to give them away to my next-door neighbor and family. I don't have one left - not a-one! I look over this morning and what do I see? Gorgeous full, lush clumps of bloodroot of the most pristine, glorious white you can imagine at my next-door neighbors. Why are they thriving at her house and less than 50' feet away I've got nothing left? If it were critters, hers would be history too, I would imagine (unless her cats keeps the voles at bay, but they roam around over here too). BAH! Well, at least I can enjoy hers :0)

there is a reason.. things that bloom this early in spring.. are called ephemerals ...

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Well, I have been lazy with the liquid fence, and now my 2 beautiful blooms are gone =/ Leaves are still intact, the blooms have gone missing. Oh deer..... there's always next year!