Dicentra spectabilis

Bleeding heart. I'd never heard of these until I saw a photo of them on 365. Liked them so much I went out and bought one for my garden.

[Carys]

Nice shot :)

[tony gig]

Beautiful Francoise, they are also called Lady In A Bath, if you turn them upright and pull the little arms apart a bit, they look like a lady having a bath, Try it.

[Tina Cook]

What lovely flowers!

[Jerri]

they are so cool!

[Françoise]

@carys @tinac1 @moreyoulessme Thanks.

[Françoise]

@tonygig Thanks Tony. I will definitely try the Lady in a Bath thing - learning new (non-photographic) things on 365 daily!!

[Caz]

I love these too, lovely shot

[Timothy]

beautiful

[Françoise]

@cazann @twr Thanks.

[Françoise]

@tonygig Hey Tony - did the Lady in a Bath - works perfectly. Brilliant!

[Judith]

Beautiful and interesting flower.

[Therese]

Gorgeous hot!!! I've heard of these flowers... and they are beautiful... think I need to try grow some too! :)

[Françoise]

@daisyjuds @monkeykid Thanks.

[Denise]

Oh you will love your Bleeding Hearts. The are so pretty and last a long time in the spring. Nicely captured.

[Françoise]

@denisedaly Thanks Denise - yes, I do love them. They are just so unusual.

[Stephen]

Beautiful... hmmm, wonder if they grow here?

[Françoise]

@ssimon Thanks. Google them - I see that there are some nurseries selling them in Australia, but not sure if they are near you. I've seen photos of white ones and red ones too.

[thirtysevenways]

I planted one in my parent's garden when I was a teenager plus a white one as well. I love them. One day I will be in a place where I can grow them again. Fav.

[Françoise]

@thirtysevenways Thanks for the Fav. I'm keeping an eye open for a white one - only seen them in photos. I think you can also get a darker pink/red one.