The latin name "formosa" means "beautiful" , and is fitting for the plant’s delicate, heart-shaped flowers and lacy, fern-like foliage.
Bleeding hearts reseed themselves and can be quite prolific!
Dicentra formosa
Pacific bleeding heart
Description:
Leaves: numerous fern-like segments with rounded edges, and often with a bluish, waxy coating.
Flowers: pink, heart-shaped blossoms with flared tips grow on upright stems and hang in clusters above foliage.
All parts of this plant are poisonous!
Rarity: Locally Common
Flowering Time: All Spring
Life Cycle: Perennial
Height: 6 to 20 inches
Habitat: Coastal, Meadow, West-Side Forest grows in damp shaded places or near large rocks
Found In: Siskiyous, Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np, Crater Lake Np, N Cascades Np
Native: Yes
Source: Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Additional resource: Oregon Flora Project