A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged, exploited or helpless, or to casualties of circumstance.
Dicentra, a genus native to eastern Asia and North America, some species with colors and shape similar to Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
Ehrendorferia, a genus native to California, usually with yellow flowers of similar shape.
The bleeding heart tree, Homalanthus populifolius, an Australian rainforest plant.
Dactylicapnos, a genus native to Himalayas and mountainous areas of South China, Burma and Vietnam, usually with yellow flowers of similar shape.
Flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint family Lamiaceae, in the genus Clerodendrum.
Lamprocapnos spectabilis (formerly Dicentra spectabilis), a popular garden plant with arching sprays of pendent red and white (or pure white) flowers.
A person who zealously promotes causes he or she believes to be matters of social justice, often for personal validation.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social justice, warrior; a social justice activist.