Dicentra cucullaria - Dutchman's Breeches

Dutchman's Breeches

Dicentra cucullaria

  • Flower stalks bear a row of nodding double spurred white flowers with yellow tips
  • Flowers rise above the foliage
  • Compact clump forming deeply divided blue-gray leaves up to 25 cm long
  • Plants will go dormant in early summer
  • Very similar to Dicentra canadensis
  • Bloom Time: Early spring

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
White

HEIGHT:
20-30 cm

SPREAD:
25-40 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Dicentra canadensis grows best in a moist, fertile, humus-rich, neutral to slightly alkaline soil, in partial to full shade. These plants normally go dormant early to midsummer.

Additional Notes about Dutchman's Breeches:


Native to Ontario

Flowers look similar to a man's close-fitting breeches, worn upside down, leading to the common name.

 All parts of the plants are toxic to human beings, cats, and cattle. Don't eat it; enjoy it.

Characteristics & Attributes


SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Average
GROWTH RATE:
Medium
FLOWERING TIME:
Spring
Early Spring
HABIT:
Clumping
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Gray
Blue