Dicentra canadensis is a perennial herb with blue-gray and fernlike foliage. This species belongs to the family Fumeriaceae. The squirrel corns are natives to the east of North America.
- The foliage of the Squirrel Corn is 6-10 inches. The compound leaves of the Dicentra canadensis are finely-cut, smooth, lacy, and blue-green.
- The flowers of the Squirrel Corn are dainty and shaped like broad hearts. These flowers are fragrant in pinkish white. Sometimes, the flowers have pale lavender tinged.
- The flowers of the Squirrel corn look like porcelain earrings above the foliage. The showy and fragrant flowers of D. canadensis are in a raceme.
- Plants of Dicentra canadensis become dormant after they bloom.
Where can Squirrel Corns be mostly spotted?
North America
