Scientific Name
Dicentra exima
Common Name
Wild bleeding heart; Plumy bleeding heart
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
10 to 18 inches
Flower/fruit:
Small deep pink to red-purple flowers; fusion of four petals into a heart-shaped flower; two larger outer petals
Flowering Season:
Summer
Foliage:
Up to 10 inch pinnately compound, finely cut basal leaves
Site:
Rich, moist woods, stream banks
Comments:
Attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds
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