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Dicentra spectabilis - Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart
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Dicentra spectabilis
Bleeding Heart, Old-Fashioned
Dicentra spectabilis has been a popular, old-fashioned garden favorite for many years. It features graceful, soft green foliage that is less deeply divided than most other Dicentra species, with a somewhat fern-y appearance. Rose pink, nodding, heart-shaped flowers with protruding white inner petals borne on one side of and hanging in a row from long, arching, stems appear above the foliage in mid to late spring.
Performs best in a rich, moist soil with partial shade, or at least protection from hot afternoon sun. After flowering, Bleeding Heart should be cut back to rejuvenate the foliage. Even still, these often go completely dormant by midsummer, to return again the following spring.
Bleeding Heart, Old-Fashioned Growing and Maintenance Tips:
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist soil in part shade.
Height:24-36 Inches |
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Spread:18-30 Inches |
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Hardiness Zone:3 - 9 |
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