Lucas Land
Wild Bleeding Heart
Dicentra eximia
From Nearctica
Identification: Flowers dark pink to red-purple, heart shaped, with two rounded basal spurs. Outer petals flare outward and bracket a central red "drop". Flowers droop in clusters from the nodding stem. Leaves highly divided. Plant 10 to 16 inches in height.
Distribution: Illinois and Michigan in the west to southern New England in the east, southward to Georgia.
Habitat: Wild Bleeding-heart is found on rocky slopes and forests.
Flowering period: May to August.