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Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Nectar for the Yellow-banded Bumble Bee

A once-common bumble bee in decline. Beebalm and columbine are among its favourites.

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Bloodroot

⚠ Supports a species at risk

Who this brings back

Supports 1 species at risk.

Yellow-banded Bumble BeeSpecial concernBee
A once-common bumble bee in decline. Beebalm and columbine are among its favourites.

Where it grows

Deciduous woodlands with spring sun and summer shade.

Other plants the Yellow-banded Bumble Bee needs

Scarlet Beebalm Purple Giant-Hyssop Red Columbine

Growing Bloodroot

Type: Wildflower

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Bloom

April–May

Flowers

White

Light

Full shade

Soil

Moist

Mature size

25–25 cm

Native range

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