You are right Tina, bloodroot or any of the other woodland plants that I cultivate would not do well in a desert climate.
I'm from Northeast Nebraska, and my woodland garden site is in western Iowa near Council Bluffs. I've been cultivating medicinal woodland plants for the past 30 years, using organic
growing techniques, and harvesting of these plants is on a sustainable level.
Besides bloodroot (which I seem to have a surplus of at the moment), I also grow American ginseng, goldenseal, black cohosh, mayapple, Jack in the pulpit, wild ginger, and Virginia snakeroot. Many of these plants are listed on the "At Risk" listing of United Plant Savers.
I'm cleaning up some of my beds to make room for more ginseng, and the bloodroot is taking up bed space. So is the black cohosh. I'd be willing to send some monster black cohosh plants to anyone who has a home for them.
Also, I have black cohosh
seed that I can share with the membership, and from time to time, some mayapple. It all depends on what I decide to harvest on any given weekend.
Ultimately, my goal is to grow quality plants and provide small batches for the home herbalist for tincturing and medicinal purposes.
So, that's a little bit about myself and my business "Loess Roots".
The offer still stands for anyone that wants to obtain some free bloodroot planting stock, let me know if you are interested and I'll arrange to get some roots mailed out to you this fall.
And Tina, if there is a better place on this forum to introduce myself, please advise and I'll work up a little bio. Thanks.
Rod A.