Dicentra (lamprocapnos) spectabilis
Common name: bleeding heart
Common name: Papaveraceae
Leaf: graceful, soft green compound leaves palmate, each leaflet with three main lobes.
Flowers: 1" long, 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 above the foliage in mid to late spring. (April-May).
Habit: Herbaceous perennial; Form: clumping
Height: 2'-3'; Spread: 1.5'-2.5'
Culture: Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, humusy soils in part shade. Intolerant of wet soils in winter and dry soils in summer. Hardy in USDA zones 3-9.
Origin: Siberia, Japan, northern China, Korea
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D. spectabilis 'Alba'  |
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