Etymological Meaning of the Bleeding Heart Flower Along with a literal common name, the Bleeding Heart has quite a descriptive scientific name when you break down the roots behind it. It is best known as Dicentra spectabilis. Dicentra translates to two spurs, which are easy to spot on the fl...
They are fairly rabbit and deer resistant, and they make an attractive cut flower. In addition to the wild-type, which has pink outer and white inner-flowers and green leaves,cultivars with completely white flowers ‘alba’, cherry red flowers ‘Valentine’, and yellow leaves ‘Golden heart’...
Flower Color:Pink Bloom Time:Mid-spring to fall Description Dicentra formosais a wide-spreading rhizomatousperennialwith abundant lobed leaves, mid-green above and glaucous below. The leaves are up to 18 inches (45 cm) long. The flowers are heart-shaped, usually pink, opening from deep rose-...
Flower or fungus? Being easily entertained, I photographed in every way shape and form in hopes that some would help me to define this unique “something”. What appeared to be a strange looking fungus, had all of the aspects of a true flower. Not green, but white; a clammy feeling ...
Common Name(s) Bleeding Heart Scientific Classification Family:Papaveraceae Subfamily:Fumarioideae Tribe:Fumarieae Subtribe:Corydalinae Genus:Lamprocapnos Origin Lamprocapnos spectabilis'Valentine' is a cultivar ofLamprocapnos spectabilis. Flower