Dicentra spectabilis, which comes from Japan, is one of those plants that's perfect for planting in a spot where a shaft of early morning or late evening sunlight can illuminate its arching stems of dangling flowers. This is a plant that has alternative common names ...... so what do you see when you look at an individual flower ....?
.... Dutchman's breeches, as portrayed in this image of well-trousered 17th. century Dutch gentlemen....
...or...
... a Bleeding Heart?
Guess it depends on whether you are of a romantic disposition (or a cardiac surgeon) ....
