Lamprocapnos
Bleeding Heart ( Lamprocapnos spectabilis )
Called The Watery Heart ( Lamprocapnos spectabilis ), also Two-Tone Heart Flower, Herzerlstock, Flaming Heart or heart Marie, is the only species of the genus Lamprocapnos Endl. the family of the Poppy family ( Papaveraceae ) and popular ornamental plant.
Features
The Watery Heart is a perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches the plant height of 50 to 90 centimeters. It forms a Pleiokorm Turnip. The leaves are 20-40 inches long and 14-20 inches wide. They are 2 - pinnate to 3-fold. The end sections are lobed to pinnatisect and 2 to 3 inches long.
The flowers are at the base heart-shaped and measure 20 to 27 × 18 to 22 millimeters. Of 8 to 11, often 3 to 15 flowers are arranged in a einseitswendig overhanging grape. The outer petals are usually pink, rarely white in color and their tips are projecting to bent back.
The flowering period extends from May to June, rarely begins in April.
Occurrence
The Watery Heart is in Korea, and north and west of the People 's Republic of China in light, moist mountain deciduous forests at altitudes 30-2400 meters before.
Although the species is a very common garden plant, they rarely run wild. There are only a few stable neophyte occurrence.
System
The Watery heart was long ( Dicentra spectabilis as ) part of the genre of heart flowers ( Dicentra ), with whose representatives it has especially the flower shape together. The differing anatomy of the seed coat suggested, however, to spin species in the genus. A molecular genetic study of 1997 proved the independence. Since then it is assigned as Lamprocapnos spectabilis the monotypic genus Lamprocapnos.
Use
The Watery Heart is widespread used as an ornamental plant in borders and cottage gardens, as well as a cut flower. Due to its popularity, it is subject to many varieties; Result, for example, the white flowers having variety Lamprocapnos spectabilis alba.
Special
In the vernacular, the watery heart, similar to the English lady in a bath, also referred to as male in the bathtub. Turning around and bending of the flower the corresponding image.