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Bleeding Hearts

 

Latin Name : Lamprocapnos (Dicentra) spectabilis

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.

It is easy to see how it came by its common name.

As ever, with other varieties – White

… and Pink