The western bleeding heart, Dicentra formosa, also known as the Pacific bleeding heart, is a blooming plant in the poppy family that can be found from California to British Columbia in damp, forested environments. From a horizontal rootstock, it is a perennial (tuber). The plant can grow as tall as 0.5 meters. The flower has four one to two-centimeter-long petals that range in color from purple to pink to almost white. The outer 2 petals form a rough heart shape by bending and pouching.
Finely split, fern-like leaves sprout from the plant’s base. From mid-spring to autumn, with spring being the prime flowering season, clusters of heart-shaped, red, pink, or white flowers appear above the leaves at the top of thick, leafless stalks.
All are ready to bloom. Great for Mother’s Day gift.