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Dicentra

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

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

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Dicentra exima 'Red Fountain' PPAF
'Red Fountain' Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart

Dicentra Red Fountain

Height: 12"
Spread: 18-24"
Zone: 3
Foliage: grey-green
Bloom Months: 5-6
Flowers: dark red
Light Requirement: shade to partial shade

Dark red blooms from late spring through early fall.  Grey-green, finely cut foliage. 

4075

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Dicentra 'Burning Hearts’
Burning Hearts Bleeding Heart

Dicentra Burning Hearts

Height: 10"
Spread: 18-24"
Zone: 4
Foliage: blue-green
Bloom Months: 5-9
Flowers: dark red

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

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Dicentra formosa 'Aurora’
Aurora Western Bleeding Heart

Dicentra Formosa Aurora

Height: 14"
Spread: 20"
Zone: 5
Foliage: grayish-green
Bloom Months: 5-9
Flowers: white

The ‘Aurora’, is fast-growing with creamy white, heart-shaped flowers with grayish-green foliage. 'Aurora' should be planted in full sun, but will tolerate morning shade. It's heat tolerant, but needs moist soil - do not let it dry out. It's a classic that one never grows tired of.

4412

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Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal’
Bacchanal Western Bleeding Heart

Dicentra for 'Bacchanal'

Height: 10"
Spread: 24"
Zone: 5
Foliage: grayish-green
Bloom Months: 5-9
Flowers: maroon
Light Requirement: part shade

The 'Bacchanal's heart-like flowers are a deep maroon.  The foliage is a lacey, finely-cut grayish-green.  It is a beautiful plant with an arching, spreading habit. 

4304

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Dicentra formosa 'King of Hearts’
Fernleaf Bleeding Heart

Dicentra for. 'King of Hearts'

Height: 10"
Spread: 24"
Zone: 5
Foliage: blue-green
Bloom Months: 5-9
Flowers: red with pink
Light Requirement: part shade

Vigorous, sun tolerant variety with lacy blue-green foliage.

5648

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Dicentra spectabilis
Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart

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

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Dicentra spe. 'Gold Heart'
'Gold Heart' Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart

Dicentra Gold Heart

Height: 30"
Spread: 18-24"
Zone: 2
Foliage: green
Bloom Months: 5-6
Flowers: rose-pink
Light Requirement: shade

With its rose-pink flowers and beautiful golden foliage, the 'Gold Heart' is striking in the landscape. 

4308

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Dicentra spe. 'Valentine'
'Valentine' Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart

Dicentra Valentine

Height: 18-24"
Spread: 18-24"
Zone: 3
Foliage: green
Bloom Months: 5-6
Flowers: red
Light Requirement: shade to partial shade

An old fashioned type of bleeding heart, which displays red blooms instead of pink.
Blooms late spring and is a vigorous grower.  

4086