Plants (4) >> Picture 45 This picture was taken from
Dictionnaire encyclopédique Trousset, also known as the Trousset
encyclopedia, Paris, 1886 - 1891. Bleeding heart (Dicentra
spectabilis), with flowers and leaves. Herbaceous plant that
seems to have been moved recently from the Fumariaceae to the
Papaveraceae family. It is native to Asia and produces very
ornamental flowers shaped like lovers' hearts, either red, pink
or white. Racemes can bear up to fifteen pendulous blossoms.
Other common names include Venus' car and lyre flower; it is
popular in gardens although toxic, as it can cause skin rashes.
Keywords: Flower, Asia, Papaveraceae, bulb, toxic, plants