Pacific Bleeding Heart is a native wildflower of moist Pacific Northwest forest floors, spreading by rhizomes to form lush colonies of deeply divided foliage and drooping clusters of pink heart-shaped flowers. It blooms from March through August, providing nectar for hummingbirds and bumblebees. It is more robust and longer-blooming than its eastern relative Dutchman's breeches.
Best time to see a Pacific Bleeding Heart
The best time to see a Pacific Bleeding Heart is April–May, when about 63% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 18,801 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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