Hydrastis canadensis Caucasus Mountains our plants reached 8' tall

our plants reached 8' tall x 8' wide in 18 months

and after a short summer break

pouch-like flower

highlighted with orange tips and cinnamon specks

Hydrastis canadensis Caucasus Mountains our plants reached 8' tallHydrastis canadensis is a rare US native (Minnesota south to Georgia) monotypic genus, whose close cousins include hellebores, clematis, and glaucidium. In the wild, goldenseal is found in moist, open woodlands in near neutral pH soils a condition that we have also found works well in our cultivated garden. Our twelve year old plantings are now 2 3' wide. Goldenseal emerges with two pleated green leaves atop an 18" tall stalk the top leaf is the