Dicentra cucullaria is a native American wildflower found in middle and eastern North America. It is also known as Dutchman’s Breeches. It grows 6 – 12 inches high and blooms in early spring. The white flowers are shaped like pantaloons with yellow tips and hang from leafless stems above the grayish green, deeply cut foliage. The seeds have a substance attached to them called elaiosome which ants love. They take the seeds back to their nest, eat the elaiosome and discard the seeds, effectively planting more Dicentra. Dicentra cucullaria is resistant to deer and rabbits and hardy in zones 3 to 7.