At the market one day, he found a pair of pretty pink rabbits, sending them to her in the hope of winning her over. Like the others, she ignored him despite his attempts to win her heart. Young men from all over the world came to woo her, but she would have nothing to do with any of them.Ī young prince from a neighboring country fell deeply in love with her. Once upon a time, or so the story goes, there lived a very beautiful and very vain princess. The root of Turkey Corn is slightly bitter in taste and almost odorless. The root-tuber is small and round, and a tawny yellow color. There may be anywhere from six to nineteen flowers on each stalk, and the flowers are greenish-white, purple tinged flowers. ![]() Turkey Corn normally grows from six to ten inches high. It is indigenous to America, found west and south of New York to North Carolina. It has a faint odor, and if tasted, it is slightly bitter followed by a sharper taste which influences the bowels and increases saliva.ĭicentra Canadensis is a wild version found in rich woodlands. When dried, it turns a brownish yellow, and under a microscope, is very porous. The rind of the root is black and white inside. In warm areas this species is better suited to a semi-shaded position. It prefers a full sun position in cool areas. The white inner petals protrude from the rose-pink outer petals giving the appearance of a bleeding heart. The outer petals are rose pink, while the inner petals are white to creamy in color. In early spring to mid-summer, arching racemes produced one to ten flowers on slender stalks. ![]() The finely cut, fern-like leaves are ternately compound. Some 150 varieties of this flower are found in North America, western Asia, and the Himalayas.Įach Bleeding Heart forms a clump about three feet high. It is a perennial, and a member of the Papaveraceae, or poppy family. Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis, D Canadensis)įolk Names: Bicuculla Canadensis, Chinamen's Breeches, Corydalis, Corydalis Canadensis, Enfant-Jesus en berceau (French- Infant Jesus in Cradle), Lady in a Bath, Lady's Ear-Drops, Lady's Locket, Lyre Flower, fleur de Marie (French- Mary’s Flower), coeur de Marie (French- Mary’s Heart), Our Lady in a Boat, Saint-Esprit (French- Holy Spirit), Shone Corydalis, Staggerweed, Turkey Corn, Turkey Peaĭescription: Dicentra spectabilis is the most common and commercial version of the plant known commonly as Bleeding Heart.
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