Dicentra spectabilis – Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilishas been a common, old garden favorite for many years. It is native to Japan. This is a late spring blooming perennial which typically grows to 24-36″ tall and to 18-24″ wide. Nodding, puffy, heart-shaped, rose-pink flowers with protruding white inner petals begin bloom in spring before the leaves emerge. Flowers dangle downward at regular intervals beneath long arching stems. Compound, biternate green leaves.

• Type:Perennial
• Zone: 3 to 9
• Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
• Spread: 1.50 to 2.50 feet
• Bloom Time: April to May
• Bloom Description: White/pink
• Sun: Part shade to full shade
• Water: Medium
• Maintenance: Low
• Flower: Showy, Good Cut
• Tolerate: Rabbit, Heavy Shade, Black Walnut

[‘bleeding heart’, ‘dicentra’, ‘full shade’, ‘part shade’, ‘part shade perennial’, ‘perennial’, ‘pink flower’, ‘rabbit tolerant’, ‘shade’]