Question
QUESTION: I bought a root at Wakmart that was supposed to be a bleeding heart.  Instead I got a plant with yellow flowers that have eight petals.  The leaves are fairly shiny with a mildly serrated edge.  Any ideas as to what it is?

ANSWER: Hi Allan,
Thanx for your question.  I think it is a yellow bleeding heart (Dicentra scandens).  Here's a link.  Let me know if this is it.

http://www.plantesamlerhaven.dk/images/Dicentra%20scandens%20Golden%20Tears%20-%

I hope this helps.
Tom

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QUESTION: This is not it.  It has a flat flower about 2-2 1/2 inches across.  It has a fuzzy center about 1/2 inch diameter.

ANSWER: Hi Allan,
Can you describe to me how tall the plant is?  What color is the fuzzy center?  What did the root look like?
thx,
Tom

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flower1   QUESTION: Tom,

I have attached a picture of this flower.  A couple of the petals have fallen but it had 8 originally.  The center is yellow/gold color.
 Al

Answer
Hi Allan,
Thank you so much for the picture.  It's a dahlia. This particular dahlia is grown as an annual for bedding plants and is commonly found throughout the USA.  I know that Walmart also sells packaged dahlia tubers(roots) so it sounds to me like the nursery put the wrong root in the package.

I hope this helps.

Tom