But it is not as tolerant of the cold as are other types of Dicentra. It is a large vine (10 feet tall) with yellow flowers.

For something quite different in the same genus, try D.

Native to the West Coast of North America, it is the West's version of the fringed bleeding heart. The Latin word, formosa, translates to 'beautiful.' It can be grown in zones 4 to 8. formosa) has pink flowers and leaves that are bluish-green and shaped like ferns. It, too, has leaves that remind you of ferns and that disappear in the heat of the summer both are suited to zones 3 to 7.

eximia and D. spectabilis than those on D. canadensis), like Dutchman's breeches, has white flowers, but the flowers assume a shape more like those on D. The fern-like foliage dies back in summer, but the plant lives on, underground, in a state of dormancy. Dutchman's breeches plant ( Dicentra cucullaria) bears white flowers on leafless stems that truly do remind one of the pairs of pants hung out to dry on a clothesline.Other Kinds of Dicentra, Plus a Similar Genus: The Spruce Home Improvement Review Board.

Wild bleeding heart plant