English: Bleeding heart; Asian bleeding heart; Lyre flower; Heart flower; Lady-in-a-bath.
Synonym: Dicentra spectabilis.
Name:
Lamprocapnos spectabilis means "Spectacular sparkling smoke".
Chinese: Hébāo mǔdān, meaning Purse peony, Good luck purse; Our Lady in a boat.
Korean: Geum nang hwa, "Gold bag flower".
Japanese: Kemansō; Taitsurisō, "Sea bream fishing rod".
Clades: Fumarioideae;
Papaveraceae.
Genus: 1 species.
Region: Northeast China, Korea; introduced into Northeast Asia, Siberia, Russia, Japan.
Habitat: shade-loving chasmophyte; in rock crevices; prefers moist and cool climate; grows in full sun, but requires some shade; at low altitudes.
Culture: Chinese and Korean New Year celebrations.
Ecology: aphids, slugs and snails feed on the leaves.
Use: ornamental.
BotanyHerb; perennial; to 120 cm tall and 45 cm wide.
Roots: brittle; easily damaged.
Stem: rhizomatous; fleshy green to pink.
Leaves: 3-lobed compound.
Inflorescence: racemes; up to 20 pendent flowers.
Flowers: heart-shaped; outer petals are bright fuchsia-pink, covering the white inner petals; single, mature flower showing reflexed appendages of outer; inner, white teardrop; flowering in spring, early summer.
Seeds: with whitish elaiosomes are borne in long pods.