Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)


Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Photographed April 4.

Distinctive flowers that really do look like old-fashioned pairs of breeches hung upside-down to dry. This patch in Bird Park, Mount Lebanon, has been getting bigger every year, so this year we got quite a few pictures.

Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

For a description of the species, see the Dicentra cucullaria reference page.

Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)


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