Bleeding heart is an old-fashioned cottage garden plant. In early spring, green foliage unfurls to mature, three-lobed leaves, very similar to parsley foliage. A string of about 10 pendulous pink ...

The common or old-fashioned bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis) produces sprays of deep pink or white heart-shaped flowers. This plant in the Fumariaceae family is hardy in zones 3-9.

What it is: Fringe-leaf or “wild” bleeding heart (a.k.a. fringed or cut-leaf bleeding heart) is a shade-preferring, spring-blooming perennial that, although native to Pennsylvania and the ...