Fringed Bleeding-heart

Common Name: 

Fringed Bleeding-heart

Scientific Name Genus: 

Dicentra

Family Name: 

Fumariaceae

Identification Notes

Life Cycle

Perennial

Growth Habit

upright, rounded clump, about 12-18 inches tall.

Leaves

basal, ternately compound or dissected, glaucous, blue-green.

Flowers

compound racemes, corolla base cordate tapering to a narrow apex, pink to purple.

Propagation Method

seed (late summer) or division every 3-4 years.

Landscape Uses

shade; fg; rock garden, woodland.