Bloodroot
I was afraid that the voles had eaten my bloodroot but no, they came up just fine, only a little further back than I had remembered. Unfortunately I missed their bloom while I was in California. Native plants are very ephemeral. Last year I saved some of the seeds they produced but I read that it takes about 2 years for them to germinate. So today I decided to try to divide them and them came apart wonderfully well and where the tuber separated, a blood-colored sap exuded. Exactly like blood. So I spread one bunch of plants around and put one further into the sun over by the oakleaf hydrangea.
Blood root clump
The flowers are very simple and white and the leaves are succulent and a dusky green.
