BlOODROOT BLOOMS IN PENNYPACK PARK, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, APRIL 5TH, 2014

This is Spring!

Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com
Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com

The delicate white flowers of Bloodroot have arrived. This has been a long, cold winter, different than the ones in the past few years.

Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com
Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com

We weren’t sure if they would be blooming but we took the chance and went here to see. It was a warming afternoon, with some sun and clouds.

Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com
Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com

We were actually a bit surprised they were up and blooming.

Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com
Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com

But here they were, the Sanguinaria canadensis, Bloodroot, the namesake for this blog and our inspirational plant blooming away in the middle afternoon sun of this early April weekend day.

Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com
Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com

This is a well-drained and sunny Springtime hillside, a perfect place for Bloodroot to thrive.

Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com
Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com

After such a long winter, these beautiful white flowers are the perfect greeting of Springtime.

Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com
Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com

Springtime is here!

Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com
Bloodroot blooms in PennyPack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 2014, www.thesanguineroot.com

To know more about this flower and its habits please read our article that describes in greater detail its magnificence.

Bloodroot blooming in Pennypack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April, 5th, 2014. www.thesanguineroot.com

Bloodroot blooming in Pennypack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April, 5th, 2014. www.thesanguineroot.com

Below is the hillside with all of the blooming Bloodroot. At the first glance, it would appear as if there is no blooming flowers here.

 

 

Bloodroot blooming in Pennypack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April, 5th, 2014. www.thesanguineroot.com

Bloodroot blooming in Pennypack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April, 5th, 2014. www.thesanguineroot.com

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