This herbaceous perennial has a short erect rhizome with upright foliage that forms a tufted habit. It has a grey green divided fern-like leaves and the rose pink bell-shaped flowers appear in a small nodding cluster above the foliage during early summer.

Hardiness zones 3 to 9

Dicentra peregrinais naturally found from Japan to China and extending to north-eastern Siberia growing in damp woodlands on the coast and in the mountains.

It prefers a shaded wind protected moist position and grows in well-drained sandy clay soils and is pH adaptable and is frost tolerant but drought tender.

Komakusa is grown for its bright flowers and small clumping habit. It is plant in rockeries or along shaded borders and may be used as a container plant. It is suitable for coastal or mountainous regions establishing in 2-3 years and is moderately long lived. This perennial is also grown in shaded gullies and the flowers are used in floral arrangements. ID 3617

Dicentra (di-SEN-tra) peregrina (PAY-ray-GREEN-ah)

Fumariaceae (foo-mar-ee-AY-see-ee)