Plant Name: Dicentra cucullaria
Common name: Dutchman’s Breeches
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Height: .5’ – 1’
Plant Width: .5’ – 1’
Bloom Time: March – May
Flower Color: 2 Outer Petals are White; 2 Inner Petals are Yellow
Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade
Soil Requirements: Rich, Moist, Humusy, Well-Draining Soil; Tolerates Clay Soil.
Water Need: Medium
Firewise: YES
Attributes: Showy Flowers; Nectar Attracts Bees.
Uses: Native & Wildflower Gardens; Shade Garden.
Note: Some Susceptibility to Aphid Infestation; Plant Goes Dormant in Early Summer; All Parts Poisonous.
Native to: Central & Eastern North America, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 7
Report by: Viki Ashford
Photo Credit: Biosthmors, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Posted by: Carlotta Lucas, AGC Board Member