Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Carol McIntyre/Zn5/WI on April 12, 2011 at 1:36pm

I have some in the ravine behind my house in east central WI.

Permalink Reply by Sandra Nadon on April 12, 2011 at 4:57pm

I live in a suburb of the Twin Cities MN & they are clustered in the wooded neighborhoods here. I transplanted some into my yard & dicovered they are vigorous seeders! 

Permalink Reply by Richard Webb on April 13, 2011 at 7:11am

I'm originally from the Chicago area and I'm glad that Bloodroot is doing well in MN & WI, which is no surprise. Was it easy to transplant with its underground stems, rhizomes, that emit some red juice?

Permalink Reply by Stein on May 3, 2011 at 4:01am

I have some Canadian bloodroot in my Swedish garden as well (Scandinavia). I planted them in the fall and in spite of the hard winter we have experienced here in North Europe this year, they all survived and seem to thrive :-)

Great plants!

Permalink Reply by Richard Webb on May 3, 2011 at 6:54am

Good, I'm glad they survived! I guess that people of Europe also bring some American plants into their gardens as Americans have brought Eurasian plants into theirs. Norway should be full of European White Birch, Norway Spruce, Scots Pine, Silver Fir, and European Aspen. Lots of people of Norway origin in Minnesota! 

Permalink Reply by Stein on May 3, 2011 at 7:38am

You are quite right in mentioning all the tree types Richard :-) I am impressed! I have planted quite a few plants with American origin in my woodland garden: Uvularia Grandiflora, pink sorrels (oxalis) many types of trilliums, like Grandiflorum, Erectum, Luteum, Recurvatum and Cuneatum. Also Oregon Grapes (Mahonia) and an american sort of hollies; Ilex Meservae "Heckenfee". Here in Oslo I have also seen redwoods from US  :-)

It is always fun to see if I can make a plant survive in my garden and the above mentioned species seem to thrive over here :-)

 

Permalink Reply by Richard Webb on May 4, 2011 at 8:46am

Wonderful! Redwoods near Oslo! The redwood species was once native across the nothern hemisphere of America, Europe, and Asia, and just survived in California-Oregon after the ice age. Oregon Grapeholly, Mahonia aquifolium is an interesting plant.

 

Contributing GardenerPermalink Reply by Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A on May 6, 2011 at 7:16am

Richard, couldn't resist throwing in my 2 cents. I'm half Norwegian and still have quite a few relatives in Norway (who I have never met). However, my comment is in regards to Mahonia. A very interesting Genus. Here is my collection starting with some that are crosses between Mahonia and Berberis and are now considered a unique Genus.

 

Mahoberberis          aquisargentii
Mahoberberis          miethkeana
Mahonia                  aquifolium
    2-Apollo, Compacta
Mahonia                  bodinierii
Mahonia                  bealei 
Mahonia                 dictyota
Mahonia                  eurybracteata
      Soft Caress
Mahonia                  fortunei
Mahonia                  gracilipes  
Mahonia                  lomariifolia
Mahonia                  media
     4-Arthur Menzies, Cantab, Charity, Winter Sun
Mahonia                  nervosa
Mahonia                  repens

 

I will continue to add to the them too as I find the variability in the leaf structure and habit quite fascinating.

Permalink Reply by B. Brookie White on December 30, 2011 at 8:56pm

Your photos of your Canadian Bloodroot looks like I could have taken them. :-) in Indiana.  This is on a high ridge over a spring fed creek, vaguely visible in the background