Bleeding heart: This plant is known as bleeding heart. Its flowers look like a heart with a drop of blood dripping off the bottom. Or, turn it upside down, pull it open just a bit, and you'll see why some people call it lady in the bath.
Dutchman's-breeches: Here's a wildflower called Dutchman's-breeches. Its white flowers look like upside-down pantaloons or puffy pants. If you see a resemblance to bleeding heart, you're a budding botanist - or a genus genius. These two plants are in the same genus. That's the category of plant names between family and species.
Foxglove: Think about the fingers on a glove and you might see a resemblance to this plant, the foxglove. Other common names are fairy-thimbles and dog's-fingers.
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