bleeding heart; Dicentra spectabilis
A flowering plant with heart-shaped pink and white flowers, native to East Asia. The name 華鬘草 comes from the resemblance of the flower to a 華鬘 (a Buddhist ornamental pendant).
Bleeding hearts are blooming in the garden.
Bleeding hearts bloom in spring.
Standard kanji spelling for the plant.
Katakana spelling often used in botanical contexts.
The name 華鬘草 (けまんそう) is derived from 華鬘 (けまん), a Buddhist ornamental pendant, because the flower's shape resembles it, combined with 草 (そう, 'plant').