Lamprocapnos spectabilis (Bleeding hearts)

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Lamprocapnos spectabilis (L.) Fukuhara

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

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Magnoliidae	Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
Order	Papaverales	A group that includes buttercups and other poisonous plants
Family	Fumariaceae	Fumitory, fumewort, or bleeding-heart family
Genus	Lamprocapnos	From Greek lampros, “shining,” and Latin capno, “head”
Species	spectabilis	“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: 24-59" (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.