BOTANICAL: Dicentra cucullaria

PRONOUNCED: die-SEN-truh kuk-yoo-LAIR-ee-uh


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COMMON: Dutchman's breeches

BLOOM
HEIGHT
LIGHT
ZONE
Early April to May
6" - 10"
Semishade
4 - 8

April - White with creamy yellow tips

COMMENTS: Flowering stalks 5- to 8-inches high. The 3/4-inch long flowers look like small pairs of trousers hung out to dry. Plant in well-prepared humusy soil in a protected location. It may die back after blooming.

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