As Tears Go By
by Wild Thing
Title
As Tears Go By
Artist
Wild Thing
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I would have to say my second favorite spring flower next to the lilac is the Bleeding heart bush ... they are to me the most beautiful plants and very hardy!
Bleeding Heart:
� Expressing your emotions openly
� A deep and passionate love between two people
� Spurned or rejected love, especially in the Eastern cultures where the
flower originated
� Being too sensitive or emotionally reactive to the world around you
� Feeling compassion and unconditional love for everything in creation
� A connection that goes beyond life and death
While the flower grew wild for thousands of years throughout Asia, it was only developed and bred a few hundred years ago and didn�t arrive in Western culture until the 1800s. This limits the number of potential meanings for the Bleeding Heart, giving it a more focused purpose.
Etymological Meaning of the Bleeding Heart Flower
Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding heart or Asian bleeding-heart)
is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae, native to Siberia, northern China, Korea and Japan. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Lamprocapnos, but is still widely referenced under its old name Dicentra spectabilis (now listed as a synonym). It is valued in gardens and in floristry for its heart-shaped pink and white flowers, borne in spring.
Other common names include "Dutchman's breeches", "lyre flower" and "lady-in-a-bath".
Along with a literal common name, the Bleeding Heart has quite a descriptive scientific name when you break down the roots behind it. It is best known as Dicentra spectabilis. Dicentra translates to two spurs, which are easy to spot on the flower. Spectabilis is a term that means spectacular and worth looking at, a description that definitely fits the Bleeding Heart.
Symbolism of the Bleeding Heart Flower
The Bleeding Heart is one of the most literal flowers used symbolically today. The blooms resemble a classical cartoon heart with drops of blood falling out of it. Japanese folklore also has a tale about a spurned prince who killed himself by sword when a lovely maiden rejected his gifts, which are all represented by different petals from the flower. In American and British culture, the Bleeding Heart has a passionate meaning and is often exchanged as a symbol of true love. Some religious groups choose to plant the flower as a reminder of compassion for the suffering of others. It can represent people who share their emotions freely and wear their heart on their sleeve too.
Bleeding Heart flower Color Meanings
Most blooms are bright pink or red for a romantic quality. The rarer white Bleeding Heart is considered a symbol of purity and innocence instead, especially to represent beautiful young women who died in a tragic way.
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May 10th, 2016
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