Hydrastis canadensis
Hydrastis canadensis or goldenseal has has large, attractive leaves, white flowers that emerge right from the leaf surface later replaced with a red fruit like a raspberry.
Description:
Hydrastis canadensis, known as goldenseal, is an eastern North American native with large, textured, lobed, umbrella-like leaves. The flowers emerge right from the leaf surface of the topmost leaf. They have no petals but showy white and yellowish green stamens. The fruits are green then orange then red and resemble a large raspberry sitting on the leaf. Goldenseal has a long history in traditional and herbal medicine though can be poisonous in large quantities.
Common Name: Goldenseal
Family: Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-8
Light: Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Rich woods, wooded slopes and valleys.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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