Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)


     Dutchman's Breeches are native, perennial wildflowers in Wisconsin. They grow four to 12 inches tall. They bear several, 3/4 inch long white-to-pink flowers. Each flower is made of four petals below two double spurred inflated tubes. The leaves form in dense, 10-inch-high masses. The leaves are deeply cut and fern-like. Dutchman’s Breeches grow in sun, part shade, and shade in moist, humus-rich soil.  (EW)