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Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's britches, or Dutchman's breeches, is a perennial herbaceous plant, native to rich woods of eastern North America, with a disjunct population in the Columbia Basin. [2] The common name Dutchman's breeches derives from their white flowers that look like white breeches.
Dutchman’s breeches provides an early source of pollen and nectar for bumblebees, honeybees, mason bees and anthophorid bees, as well as some butterflies and skippers.
Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) is a cousin of the Asian bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) most gardeners might be familiar with as a perennial garden staple. These adorable ...
In Dicentra, all leaves are in a basal rosette, and flowers are on leafless stalks. In other genera with bisymmetric heart-shaped flowers (Lamprocapnos, Dactylicapnos, Ichtyoselmis, Ehrendorferia), leaves grow on stems as well as from the root. [4] Each of the two compound stamens is composed of one median and two lateral half stamens fused ...
Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra eximia: Bleeding Heart Diervilla sessilifolia: Southern Bush Honeysuckle Diphylleia cymosa: Umbrella Leaf Dodecatheon meadia: Shooting Stars Epigaea repens: Mayflower or Trailing Arbutus Euonymus obovatus: Running Strawberry Bush Hexastylis arifolia: Little Brown Jug Hexastylis virginica: Virginia Heartleaf Iris ...
Beneath the trees, spring wildflowers begin to bloom around the second week of April, with mayflowers and Dutchman's breeches plentiful, and some spring beauties, trout lilies, and wild oats eventually giving way to trilliums. During summer, ferns and blue cohosh grow in the shade. [6]
Dutchman's breeches; Dwarf ceanothus; Dwarf Oregon-grape; Eelgrass; Elegant brodiaea; Engelmann spruce; English sundew; Evergreen huckleberry; False lily-of-the-valley; False Solomon seal; Firecracker flower; Forest clover; Frigid shooting star; Fringecup; Gambel's dwarf milkvetch; Giant blazingstar; Giant chain fern; Giant purple wakerobin ...
Dutchman's Pipe is the name of a prolific climbing vine, whose 3-inch flowers attract pollinators but also "produce an odor similar to that of rotting meat," according to the University of Florida.