Smell the Flowers Week 6: Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart Flower Photo by victorgrigas at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bleeding_heart_flower.jpg

Week 6, including the week of 2/11 through 2/17 of the Spring 2018 Smell the Flowers fitness challenge at Woodleaf United Methodist Church highlights bleeding heart. This flower, also known as Lamprocampnos spectabilis, is of the Papaveraceae or poppy family. All parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested. This perennial plant likes light to moderate shade with stems that may reach 2 feet, and typically blooms April to September in the Alleghany mountain region of North America.

Happy Valentine's Week to all of you!

For more information about bleeding heart flowers, click here. Have you ever seen a bleeding heart?

"Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein there was never man yet laid." John 19:41