Lamprocapnos spectabilis (L.) Fukuhara
Bleeding hearts, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath
Bleeding hearts have very attractive pink heart-shaped flowers. They are native to Siberia, Japan, Korea, and northern China. They are very popular in U.S. gardens.
Plants: 2–5′ (60–150 cm) in height, with a bushy habit. Plants become dormant after producing seed pods, yellowing and looking pretty much hopeless. But they bounce back in the spring. See Dicentra for a comparison table.
Leaves: 4–12″ (10–30 cm) in overall size, divided two or three times into smaller leaflets, on stems 1¾–4½″ (5–12 cm) in length.
Flowers: All bleeding-hearts have pillowy, heart-shaped flowers with a white longer petal hanging from the bottom. Flowers appear in Apr-May. Some varieties bloom much later.
Fruits: Beanlike oblong seed capsules, each with 2-8 seeds, are ⅞–1¼″ (2.5–3.5 cm) long. Seeds are black and rounded, approximately ⅛″ (3 mm) around.
Habitats: Human-disturbed habitats, gardens
Online References:
Dicentra spectabilis (L.) Lem.
5/12/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 
5/19/2017 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) 
Probably the Gold Heart cultivar. · 5/12/2025 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) 
4/21/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm) 
5/26/2024 · McLaughlin Garden and Homestead, South Paris, Maine 
5/31/2010 · Mt. Lebanon St., Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) 
5/29/2014 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 5″ (16 × 13 cm) 
6/26/2005 · Parents’ Landscaping, Falmouth, Maine 
Probably the Gold Heart cultivar. · 5/12/2025 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 7 × 5″ (18 × 13 cm) 
5/26/2024 · McLaughlin Garden and Homestead, South Paris, Maine 
4/24/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 4 × 3½″ (10 × 9.1 cm) 
5/12/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 
5/29/2014 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 6″ (16 × 16 cm) 
5/8/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 
5/19/2017 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm) 
Young foliage · 4/24/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Magnoliidae | Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others |
| Order | Papaverales | A group that includes buttercups and other poisonous plants |
| Family | Fumariaceae | Fumitory, fumewort, or bleeding-heart family |
| Genus | Lamprocapnos | From Greek lampros, “shining,” and Latin capno, “head” |
| Species | spectabilis | “Spectacular” |
Lamprocapnos spectabilis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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