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Blue Cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Cohosh Blue, also other common names include: Caulophyllum, papoose root, squawroot, blueberry root, blue ginseng, yellow ginseng.
Habitat and range: Blue cohosh is found in the deep rich loam of shady woods from New Brunswick to South Carolina and westward to Nebraska, being abundant especially throughout the Allegheny Mountain region.
Description: Blue cohosh is from 1 to 3 feet in height and hears at the top one large almost stemless leaf which is divided into three divisions, each of which is again divided into three divisions consisting of three leaflets each. The latter have from three to five lobes. During its early growth the plant is covered with a bluish-green bloom which gradually disappears. The small greenish-yellow flowers are borne in small heads during April and May. The small round seeds, which ripen in August, are borne on stout stalks and resemble dark-blue berries. The thick, crooked rootstock is covered with a mass of matted roots.
Part used: The rootstock with roots, collected in autumn.
• Family: Barberry (Berberidaceae)
• Habitat: rich woods
• Height: 1-3 feet
• Flower size: 1/2 inch across
• Flower color: yellow-green to brown
• Flowering time: May
• Origin: native
Blue Cohosh... The trees are between 12" and 24" tall when shipped... And shipped Bare Root...
Shipping and planting times are winter and spring months. Please choose from following months: November thru April. But we will make exceptions with limited warranties due to heat during shipping.
And, any tree shipped during normal green and growth months ... which is May through October is going to arrive with brown, burned leaves. They will recover and go green again, but they are going to look dead on arrival.
PRICING AS FOLLOWS:
2 Blue Cohosh = $12.95
10 Blue Cohosh = $33.95
25 Blue Cohosh = $49.95
50 Blue Cohosh = $89.95
100 Blue Cohosh = $178.00
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