Scientific Name
Dicentra cucullaria

Common Name
Dutchman's breeches

Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 5 to 12 inches
Flower/fruit: White and yellow flowers resembling a pair of pantaloons hang upside down on 5 to 10 inch nodding stalk; two inflated petals form spurs; leafless flowering stalk; flowers are .7 inches long
Flowering Season: Spring
Foliage: 3 to 6-inch compound, long-stalked, grayish green leaves; stand upright; deeply cut leaflets; fernlike
Site: Rich woods
Comments: Roots have creamy white bulblets; tends to be short lived
 
 

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