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.

Plants are toxic, so deer and rabbits seldom bother any bleeding heart. * Size: Fringe-leaf bleeding hearts grow 10 to 15 inches tall and spread slowly. Space 18 inches apart at planting.