Family: fumariaceae
Common name(s): western bleeding heart; Pacific bleeding heart
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3~7 - 8~10
General resources
Links for Dicentra formosa
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 4-10)
(12 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 5)
- Digging Dog Nursery: Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal' - Catalog page with descriptive information (zone 4)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (5 varieties in database)
(10 photos)
- Heritage Perennials: Dicentra formosa ‘Spring Gold’ - Profile with description and horticultural details. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 4-9)
(1 photo)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation.
(9 photos)
- Las Pilitas Nursery - Catalog page about this California native, with description and horticultural basics. (zone 7-10)
(4 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information (use search on page to find this taxon)
- Pacific Bulb Society - One of the plants described on this page about the genus.
(2 photos)
- Paghat's Garden: Dicentra formosa 'Aurora' - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations.
(2 photos). Also pages for 'Bacchanal' and 'Burning Hearts'.
- Plant Delights Nursery: Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal' - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 3-9)
(1 photo)
- Rainy Side Gardeners - Plant profile compiled by two gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. Includes propagation and pruning methods, and commentary. (zone 4-8)
(4 photos)
- Rob's Plants - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. Also seed germination records. (zone 4-10)
- Turner Photographics - Profile of wildflower of the US Pacific Northwest, with botanical description, habitat and distribution, and photo gallery.

Common name(s): Pacific bleeding heart, western bleeding heart
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Common name(s): Oregon Bleeding Heart
Synonym(s): Dicentra oregona Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 5
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