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bleeding_heart_(flower)


A common name for several genera of flowering plants in the poppy (flower) family (Papaveraceae), native to East Asia.


The bleeding heart plants produce arching flower-bearing stems with hanging flowers. The flowers have a distinctive shape, resembling a conventional heart, with narrow droplet-like petals beneath, hence the common name. Common flower colors are pink, purple-pink, red, and white. The leaves are lobed.


h4. Examples


* !asset #23440347: Photo reference: Dicentra peregrina

* !asset #23440360: Photo reference: Lamprocapnos spectabilis

* !post #2629328: Lamprocapnos spectabilis

* !post #6322348: Lamprocapnos spectabilis


h4. See also


* Fuchsia (flower)


h4. External links


* Wikipedia: Dicentra

* Wikipedia: Dicentra peregrina

* Wikipedia: Lamprocapnos spectabilis

* Wikipedia: Papaveraceae