Also known as: ケマンソウ, タイツリソウ, ヨウラクボタン, コマクサ, 華鬘草, 鯛釣草, 瓔珞牡丹, 荷包牡丹, 駒草
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.
Examples
- Dicentra peregrina
- Lamprocapnos spectabilis
- Lamprocapnos spectabilis
- Lamprocapnos spectabilis