Wednesday, April 03, 2024

Planting Native Bleeding Hearts

Brought yellow violets and bleeding hearts from Gayle's.
Also a piece of jasmine.
Planted the bleeding hearts near my nursery garden,
Checked on it May 1, still a leave growing. 
The Pacific bleeding-heart is native to moist woodland, forest, and streambanks from California to British Columbia, from sea level to the subalpine zone. (Dicentra Formosa)
https://www.pnwflowers.com/flower/dicentra-formosa
Dicentra formosa
Pacific Bleeding Heart
Upright. Leaves and long succulent flower stems from rhizomes. Leaves numerous, divided 3 times into fern-like segments, often with a bluish waxy coating. Flowers hang in clusters above foliage. Flowers heart-shaped, with flared tips. Grows in damp shaded places or near large rocks. Subsp. formosa has flowers pink to rose-red, does not grow on serpentine.
Rarity: Locally Common
Flowering Time: All Spring
Life Cycle: Perennial
Height: 6--20
Habitat: Coastal, Meadow, West-Side Forest
Found In: Siskiyous, Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np, Crater Lake Np, N Cascades Np
Native: Yes

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.