In april and may pure white heart45shaped flowers hang in tidy rows from the arching stems of dicentra spectabilis alba making a welcome sight above the finely cut leaves inspired by the unusual shape of the flowers this lovely plant also goes by the name of the lyre flower dutchmans breeches or bleeding heart it grows well in a moist shady spot its bright white blooms bringing a splash of light to a dark corner height 120cm 40483441 spread 45cm 40183441