Dactylicapnos ventii

Family - Papaveraceae
Category - Climber, perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - up to 3m
Width - 30cm
Location - The Woodland Walk

Description: A herbaceous climbing plant with delicate, twining stems. Dark green leaves are pinnate with ovate to oval leaflets. Small bleeding heart flowers are bright yellow. The Blooms are held on red pedicels in dangling Racemes and are produced through the summer into early autumn. The flowers are followed by long, thin, pendent red seed pods.

Synonym - Dicentra ventii

Flower:

Small, dainty flowers are bright yellow and heart-shaped (flattened pitcher-shaped). The blooms are held on red pedicels in pendent racemes and are produced from June into September. The flowers are followed by red, pendent, thin seed pods.

Flower colour: Yellow

Flower shape: Flattened pitcher-shaped flowers in racemes

Flowering time: June, July, August, September

Foliage:

Dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on delicate, climbing stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to oval leaflets

Propagation:

Seed.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.