One of my favorite spring flowers are Bleeding Hearts. In my area, they start blooming in mid-April, at about the same time most tulips are blooming. The pink and white flowers are heart shaped – and grow in a raceme with 3 to 15 flowers on it.
This year, I was able to photograph some gorgeous Bleeding Hearts at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed the flowers.
(c) 2008 Patty Hankins
(c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Bleeding Hearts II (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Bleeding Hearts (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
(c) 2008 Patty Hankins
June 17, 2008 at 6:23 am
Great close-ups! What an amazing flower!
June 26, 2008 at 3:10 am
[...] (Dicentra Cucullaria) and Squirrel Corn (Dicentra Canadensis) – that are closely related to the Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra Spectabilis) I photographed at Brookside [...]
July 29, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Oh my gosh! I went to Brookside garden yesturday with my friend and I was looking all over for this type of flower!
But I couldn’t find it. I wasn’t sure if they would have it, but now I can see that they do. Though, they don’t last very long. Do you think the flowers are still alive for the rest of the summer?
I really want to get a chance to see them this year.
By the way, GREAT pictures. I think they’re beautiful.