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Dicentra spectabilis


Category: Perennial herbaceous plants

26 Jul : 11:54

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dicentra_spectabilis.jpgBleeding heart (Dicentra) is a genus of flowering plants, perennial flowers from the family Papaveraceae, numbering about 20 different types. Typically up to 70 cm high, its colors are white, pink or red in the shape of heart and hang on long stalks like grapes.
This Krassy perennial flower gardens throughout the spring - from April to June, with delicate and spectacular pink flowers hanging in clusters located unilaterally. The leaves are arranged alternately, have long stems and deeply cut segments. The stems are branched, with blue-green shade and reach 50 - 70 cm
The name comes from the kind of dis - two and kentron - spike, a hint for the two bolts of color. Blooms resemble a heart shape, so the country is called "Woman's Heart", the Russians call him "Razbitoe Serdce" latinoezichniya in the world brings formidable name Bleeding Heart (bleeding heart).

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Category: Perennial herbaceous plants

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