Bloodroot in Bloom by olivetreeann

Bloodroot in Bloom

Taken yesterday in my garden. I love flowers that come up year after year all on their own!

Still in catch-up mode. Look at them all; comment on a few that way I'll still be able to keep up with you! I truly appreciated everyone's support as I keep putting up 5 to 6 pictures at a time!
There is a kind of flower that doesn't?! I am a lazy gardner and that is all I ever work with. These are such beautiful delicate looking ones! Fabulous close up shot, Ann.
April 23rd, 2016  
These are so beautiful considering its name.
April 23rd, 2016  
Oh, so sweet and lovely. I have bleeding hearts outside my door that come up every year. Always a joyful surprise.
April 23rd, 2016  
I love these!such a beautiful shot
April 23rd, 2016  
such a delicate little flower
April 23rd, 2016  
Really pretty, Ann.
April 23rd, 2016  
Lovely little flowers! Nice DOF.
April 23rd, 2016  
Gorgeous picture of this oddly named beauty!
April 23rd, 2016  
Terrific capture :)
April 23rd, 2016  
These are very pretty!
April 23rd, 2016  
Beautiful!
April 23rd, 2016  
@grammyn @skipt07 @wordsmith @mzzhope @mzzhope @cruiser @randystreat @eudora @maggiemae @gilbertwood @nicoleterheide @frappa77

Thank you Katy, Skip, Teresa, Hope, Chris, Kathy, Diane, Maggie, Denise, Nicole, and Francesca!

And a special thanks to the three folks who fav'd it! Much appreciated!!

And for those who wondered (because I did too) this from the Canadian Wildlife Federation:

The bloodroot flower resembles a water lily and has 8–16 white petals around a golden yellow centre. There are two sepals that fall as the flower opens. The plant’s large, round leaves have several deep lobes.

Bloodroot gets its name from its underground stems, also called rhizomes, that contain a red juice. This also inspired its Latin name, Sanguinaria, which means bloody or blood red.
April 23rd, 2016  
Gorgeous. ....so delicate
April 23rd, 2016  
Nice capture and interesting information.
April 23rd, 2016  
@sarah19 @wendyfrost
Thank you Sarah!
Thank you Wendy!
April 24th, 2016  
Always heartening to see plants reappear in the garden each year. Never heard of these. Such a pretty capture of the buds and some opening too. So delicate.
April 24th, 2016  
@jennywren Thank you Jen! They are a really beautiful flower. I've got to get a few more shots of them before they're gone until next year.
April 24th, 2016  
I love seeing them reappear each year too
April 25th, 2016  
This is beautiful!
April 26th, 2016  
@nicolecampbell @altadc
Thank you Nicole!
Thank you Alta!
April 26th, 2016  
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