"Bleeding Heart Flower" - Lamprocapnos

       We have all heard of holy ghost orchid flowers. But have you heard about the cute and amazing Bleeding heart flowers? If not, don't worry. Today we are going to see this flower. Let's go!
       

       
       Lamprocapnos spectabilis is a species of flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family which is the sole species in the monotypic genus Lamprocapnos. It is also called "bleeding heart' or "Asian bleeding-heart" due to its flower resembles a conventional heart shape.

Synonyms: Dicentra spectabilis

Family: Papaveraceae

Binomial name: Lamprocapnos spectabilis (L.) Fukuhara

Geographical occurrence:
       It is an endemic plant native to Siberia, Korea, Japan and Northern China.

Plant morphology:

       It is a herbaceous perennial plant. It has 3 lobed compound leaves on fleshy green to pink stems. It has racemes of pink heart-shaped flowers that appear to bleed a drop of white blood. Flowers (bleeding heart) are growing to 120 cm tall and 45 cm in wide. The outer petals are bright fuchsia- pink, while the inner ones are white. It blooms from April to May.