Bleeding Hearts
Latin Name : Lamprocapnos (Dicentra) spectabilis
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Bleeding Hearts is an herbaceous perennial, so called because of the flower shape. It has been around in gardens for hundreds of years. A hardy perennial that flowers in late Spring/Early Summer and grows to 60/75 Cms in height.
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It is easy to see how it came by its common name.
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As ever, with other varieties – White
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… and Pink