A favorite understory plant with soft lacy foliage filling the sides of the trails from late spring to late summer. This plant is related to the Pacific bleeding heart.

Description:

Stems erect, sturdy, hairless, with a slight covering of bluish waxy powder. Stems hollow.
Leaves usually 3 from upper part of stem, large, divided into oblong leaflets with rounded or pointed tips.
Flowers pink, rose, or bi-colored, about 1 in. long, held in neat rows on long narrow spike, long spurs pointing upward or outward.
Grows in moist woodlands, along shaded stream banks, shaded moist trail sides.

Rarity: Locally Common
Flowering Time: Late Spring
Life Cycle: Perennial
Height: 20--50 inches
Habitat: West-Side Forest, Moist Riverbanks
Found In: West Gorge, Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np
Native: Yes