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Dicentra cucullaria

Dutchman's Breeches

A compact, clump-forming perennial with deeply divided, long, blue-green leaves. White blooms with yellow tips appear on arching stems. This plant will go dormant in early summer.

  • »  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

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  • Category:Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:20-30 cm
  • Spread:25-40 cm
  • Bloom Color: White
Exposure
• Full Shade
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Native to Ontario
• Salt Tolerant
• Poisonous
Flowering Time
• Early Spring
• Spring
Habit
• Clumping
Foliage Color
• Blue
• Gray
Landscape uses
• Naturalizing
• Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Dicentra cucullaria

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.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Dicentra cucullaria

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.