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Papaveraceae
Bleeding Heart
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Unconditional love, rejected love, compassion.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Lamprocapnos
- Native to
- Siberia, Northern China, Korea, Japan
- Bloom season
- Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 60–90 cm
- Sunlight
- Partial to full shade
- Soil
- Moist, rich, well-drained
- Water
- Regular
- Hardiness
- 3–9
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- The flower resembles a heart with a droplet of blood — pull apart a bloom to reveal hidden shapes resembling a 'lady in a bath.'
- Formerly classified as Dicentra spectabilis, it was reclassified to its own genus Lamprocapnos in 1997.
- The plant goes dormant in summer and disappears completely, returning the following spring.
- All parts are toxic if ingested and can cause skin irritation.
- A native North American species, Dicentra eximia, blooms repeatedly through the season and is often called 'fringed bleeding heart.'