Bleeding Heart Flower Gifts
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Dicentra or Bleeding Heart is a genus of 8 species of perennial
herbaceous plants in the fumitory family, many with heart-shaped
flowers, native to eastern Asia and North America. Flowers
have two tiny sepals and four petals. They are bisymmetric:
the two outer petals are spurred or pouched at the base and
curved at the tip, and the two inner petals are straight and
connected at the tip.
Bleeding Heart
Bleeding hearts are herbaceous perennials.
Other Names: Old-fashioned Bleeding-Heart,
Venus's Car, Lady in a Bath, Dutchman's Trousers,
or Lyre-Flower, Dicentra,
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Lamprocapnos
Species: L. spectabilis
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Descriptions: Bleeding hearts have unique
heart shaped flowers with that are 1–2 inches
long. Bleeding hearts have fern like foliage.
Size: Bleeding hearts will grow in bushy
clumps up to 2 feet high.
Symbolism: Bleeding hearts are a symbol
of undying love.
Grow Details: Bleeding hearts are hardy
shade-loving perennials that bloom in late spring.
Grow Details
Soil Type: Well
Drained
Soil PH: pH 4.5 to 6.5
Water: Moist
Light: Part Sun to Full Shade
Grow Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Characteristics
Height: Up to 2 feet high.
Flower Colors: Pink, Red and White
Propagation: Propagate through division
or seeds.
Division/Transplants: Divide Bleeding
Hearts in the Spring
Blooming Period: Late Spring to Early
Summer
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Type: Perennial
Herbal Remedy Properties: Native Americans
of the Pacific Northwest have used bleeding heart
for generations as a remedy for toothache, mouth
ulcers and other types of pain. In years past,
bleeding heart was widely employed for treating
syphilis. A tonic developed from Bleeding hearts
was also used to calm nerves.
Native Area: Bleeding hearts are native
to the Pacific Northwest.
Other:
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Bleeding Heart Flower Gifts
| Dicentra or Bleeding Heart is a genus of 8 species
of perennial herbaceous plants in the fumitory family,
many with heart-shaped flowers, native to eastern
Asia and North America. Flowers have two tiny sepals
and four petals. They are bisymmetric: the two outer
petals are spurred or pouched at the base and curved
at the tip, and the two inner petals are straight
and connected at the tip. |
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