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Most Dicentra prefer fertile, loose soil in partial shade, although selections have been made for tolerance to full sun. |
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Dicentra eximia ‘Luxuriant’
Dwarf Bleeding Heart
Height: 12-15"
Spread: 18-24"
Zone: 2
Foliage: green
Bloom Months: 5-9
Flowers: dark pink
Light Requirement: shade, part shade
Dwarf form with cherry-red blooms sporadically
through
the summer. More
heat and sun tolerant than D. spectabilis.
4375
Dicentra 'Burning Hearts’
Burning Hearts Bleeding Heart
Height: 10"
Spread: 18-24"
Zone: 4
Foliage: blue-green
Bloom Months: 5-9
Flowers: dark red
Light Requirement: shade, part shade
Newest in the series, this one has dark red, heart-shaped blooms all summer long
Finely cut blue-green foliage. Grows 10" tall in shade or partial shade.
4334
Dicentra 'King of Hearts’
Fernleaf Bleeding Heart
Height: 10"
Spread: 24"
Zone: 5
Foliage: blue-green
Bloom Months: 5-9
Flowers: red
Light Requirement: part shade
Vigorous, sun tolerant variety
with lacy blue-green foliage.
Red blooms all summer, fading to pink.
5648
Dicentra spectabilis
Old Fashioned
Bleeding Heart
Height: 30"
Spread: 24-30"
Zone: 2
Foliage: green
Bloom Months: 5-6
Flowers: pink
Light Requirement: shade
Arching sprays of pink and white
heart-shaped blooms.
A classic for every shade garden.
4308