The Asian bleeding-heart grows to 120 cm (47 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) wide. Their shape inspired the common name "lady-in-a-bath" and the more decorous " Our Lady in a boat" Single, mature flower showing reflexed appendages of outer, pink petals revealing inner, white teardrop The two inner petals are made visible when the two pink outer petals are pulled apart. Other common names include lyre flower, heart flower, and lady-in-a-bath. It is valued in gardens and in floristry for its heart-shaped pink and white flowers, borne in spring. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Lamprocapnos, but is still widely referenced under its old name Dicentra spectabilis (now listed as a synonym), not to be confused with the North American native bleeding heart plants also classified under Dicentra. Lamprocapnos spectabilis, bleeding heart or Asian bleeding-heart, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the fumitory subfamily ( fumarioideae) of the poppy family Papaveraceae, and is native to Siberia, northern China, Korea, and Japan.
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