Bloodroot is becoming rare in Alabama. Collect fresh seed and sow at once. If allowed to dry, the percentage of germination will be low. At any rate, seed will not germinate until the following spring. It can be transplanted at any time and will grow in most soils but is best moved when the much expanded leaf is dying down.
Space plants about six inches apart and plant the rhizome one-half inch to one inch deep.
Bloodroot grows best in a sheltered woodland with bright sun in the early spring and shade when the leaves come out on the hardwood trees. It transplants easily, propagates readily, and if once established will make delightful patches in a few years.