Bushes With Leaves That Ooze Red Sap

Yellow-Flowering Bushes With Red Sap

• St. John's Wort, a short, creeping bush, has long been associated with magic and witchcraft because of the blood-red sap that seems to bleed from all of the plant parts. Red sap will ooze from broken stems and leaves, but the sap in its flowers is of a brighter red color. The plant has risen in popularity for its use as a possible anti-depressant. Identify this plant by its bright yellow flowers appearing in summertime, and its weed-like hardiness. This short perennial reaches just 3 feet high.

White-Flowering Bushes With Red Sap

• Given the name of the bloodroot plant, its no surprise that it emits red sap, particularly from the root but also from the leaves. Breaking a leaf will cause an orange-red sap to ooze out. Identify this plant by its white flowers that grow 10 to 12 petals on stems as long as 8 inches. Flowers emerge from the middle of March through April or May. The plant is a popular food for ants, which collect the seeds to feed their larvae. Sap of the blood-root contains alkaloids, including sanguinarine, which is renowned for medical uses including curing warts, inducing sleep, and treating eczema, asthma and bronchitis, among other uses.

Trees With Red Sap

• Although the teak tree plant is technically a tree, it is slow to mature and can appear bush-like for some of its life. The teak tree's leaves have vibrant red sap that is often used as a dye. Flowers are small and numerous, making a showy appearance. The wood is strong and useful, frequently utilized for construction of ships and homes. The leaves are large, grow in pairs and have a felt-like texture. The teak tree can reach more than 100 feet high, but takes as long as 80 years to reach maturity.

Sap in Bush Stems

• Some plants contain red sap that is mainly contained in the plant's stems or trunk and is discovered when the trunk is cut at the base. Jatropha cardiophylla is a small bush with flexible stems and reddish-brown sap. Stems are also reddish-brown in color and grow in a wandering fashion, jutting out from the base of the plant. J. cardiophylla has wide and round heart-shaped leaves, which are grouped on the stems. Flowers are white and tubular. Many other species of Jatropha, including Jatropha cinerea and Jatropha cuneata, exhibit this red sap.