Dicentra spectabilis

Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart

  • Also known as Lamprocapnos spectabilis
  • Delicate pink and white flowers in spring

Purchase options for Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart

  • Size: #1 -
  • Status: Sheared and/or Dormant
  • Availability: In Stock

$19.00


  • Size: #2 -
  • Status: Sheared and/or Dormant
  • Availability: In Stock

$26.00


Old-fashioned bleeding heart. Largest flowers of the group, pleasantly pink. Round growth habit brings the plant to 30" tall and wide. Blooms May through June. Potential mid-summer dormancy, yet will reflourish with sufficient moisture and shade.

Foliage Color
Green
Maintenance and Care
Low Maintenance
Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant
Flower Color
Pink
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Spring
Late Spring
Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Shade
Habit
Ground Cover
Mounding
Soil Moisture
Average Water
Moist, Well-Drained
Growing Tips for Dicentra spectabilis

Plant in the shaded mixed perennial border or woods edge. Plant with other shade-loving perennials such as Astilbes, Hostas, and ferns that will fill in as the Bleeding Heart foliage goes dormant in the hot summer months. Well-drained soil is essential for the roots to survive the winter.