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Lamprocapnos spectabilis (L.) Fukuhara

Bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassMagnoliidaeIncludes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
OrderPapaveralesA group that includes buttercups and other poisonous plants
FamilyFumariaceaeFumitory, fumewort, or bleeding-heart family
GenusLamprocapnosFrom Greek lampros, “shining,” and Latin capno, “head”
Speciesspectabilis“Spectacular”

About plant names...

Bleeding hearts have very attractive pink heart-shaped flowers. They are native to Siberia, Japan, Korea, and northern China. They are very popular in U.S. gardens.

Plants: 2-5′ (60-150 cm) in height, with a bushy habit. Plants become dormant after producing seed pods, yellowing and looking pretty much hopeless. But they bounce back in the spring. See Dicentra for a comparison table.

Leaves: 4-12″ (10-30 cm) in overall size, divided two or three times into smaller leaflets, on stems 1¾-4½″ (5-12 cm) in length.

Flowers: All bleeding-hearts have pillowy, heart-shaped flowers with a white longer petal hanging from the bottom. Flowers appear in Apr-May. Some varieties bloom much later.

Fruits: Beanlike oblong seed capsules, each with 2-8 seeds, are ⅞-1¼″ (2.5-3.5 cm) long. Seeds are black and rounded, approximately ⅛″ (3 mm) around.

Edibility: Poisonous. Skull & Crossbones May also cause a rash in some people.

Online References:

The Missouri Botanical Garden

Dave’s Garden

CalPhotos

Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath)

5/12/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath)

5/19/2017 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath)

4/21/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm)

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath)

5/31/2010 · Mt. Lebanon St., Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

Dicentra spectabilis (L.) Lem.

 

Lamprocapnos spectabilis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath)

5/29/2014 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath)

6/26/2005 · Parents’ Landscaping, Falmouth, Maine

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath)

4/24/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.1 cm)

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath)

5/12/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath)

5/29/2014 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath)

5/8/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath)

5/19/2017 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath)

Young foliage · 4/24/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts

Range: Zones 3-9:

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