White bleeding heart

Description:

One of the most popular of old-fashioned garden plants, Bleedinghearts burst into flower in late spring. Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba' forms a bushy, upright mound of light green foliage, with a somewhat ferny appearance. Dangling white locket flowers are held on arching stems. The flowers strikingly resemble the conventional heart shape, with a droplet beneath - hence the common name. The pure white-flowered 'Alba', somewhat more robust than the species, is a popular cultivar. The plant sometimes behaves as a spring ephemeral, going dormant in summer.

Habitat:

Deciduous forest.

Notes:

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba' is a cultivar and a white-flowering form. I spotted this plant in a deciduous forest next to an estate with a large garden. I suspect that the mother plant is located in that garden. Nieuwe Rande in rural area of Deventer, Holland. (sources:see reference)