Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa)

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Upright. Leaves and long succulent flower stems from rhizomes. Leaves numerous, divided 3 times into fern-like segments, often with a bluish waxy coating. Flowers hang in clusters above foliage. Flowers heart-shaped, with flared tips. Grows in damp shaded places or near large rocks. Subsp. formosa has flowers pink to rose-red, does not grow on serpentine.

  • Rarity: Locally Common

  • Flowering Time: All Spring

  • Life Cycle: Perennial

  • Height: 6--20

  • Habitat: Coastal, Meadow, West-Side Forest

  • Found In: Siskiyous, Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np, Crater Lake Np, N Cascades Np

  • Native: Yes