ON THIS PLANT
Dicentra eximia (wild or fringed bleeding-heart, turkey-corn) is a flowering plant with fernlike leaves and oddly shaped flowers native to the Appalachian Mountains. It is similar to the Pacific bleeding-heart (Dicentra formosa), which grows on the Pacific Coast. Dicentra eximia is a perennial herb in the Papaveraceae family.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Dicentra
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-9
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 46 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 46 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Gray
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Pink
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm to 0.51 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid spring, Late spring, Early summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Wild bleeding-heart en Turkey-corn en Staggerweed en Eastern Bleeding-Heart en Fringed Bleeding-heart en Yellow bloodwood
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