+ Bleeding Heart Flower Genus Background. Bleeding hearts belong to the small dicentra genus, which is a member of the fumariaceae family. Although they stay in bloom for several weeks, the plants often.
These blossoms, which are herbaceous perennials because of its characteristic shape, the bleeding heart flower is at the center of many folkloric tales. The name bleeding heart vine is descriptive of its flowers which generally look like a drop exteding from the heart shaped bract. They can grow anywhere from six inches to two feet in height, and the blooms that they produce are uniquely shaped like a heart that dangles from the stem of the plant.
Bleeding heart is a spring flower that lasts into early summer.
The heart shaped flowers hang from the stems making it a beautiful flower that will dazzle! They are full shade tolerant but be. Plants can form clumps 3 feet across and almost as tall. Great color in the shade, the bleeding hearts.