Japanese name: ヒメケマンソウ（姫華鬘草） Scientific name:Dicentra eximia
[Overview]
In its native habitat, a perennial 25–30 cm tall that grows in mountain areas.
It has underground stems.
The whole plant is hairless and tinged with a powdery white.
The leaves arise from the base and are finely divided in a pinnate manner.
A raceme at the tip of a long flower stalk bears drooping flowers.
The flowers are pale pink to reddish purple with 4 petals; the 2 outer petals are boat-shaped, and the 2 inner petals are fused at the top, so the whole flower forms a slender heart shape.
The fruit is a capsule.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed or by division.
It prefers sunny, well-drained, fertile soil that is moderately moist.
Whether in the ground or in a pot, water when the soil surface dries.
It is sensitive to excess moisture in winter and dryness in summer.
Apply slow-release fertilizer as a base fertilizer, and it is also good to give diluted liquid fertilizer about once a week from spring to autumn.
Aphids and cutworms can occur.
