Botanical Name: Dicentra spectabilis
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Common Name: Common Bleeding Heart  
Plant photo of: Dicentra spectabilis
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Pink, White, Multi-Colored

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green, Blue Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Linda Engstrom/Mullany
  • Description

  • Notes

Bleeding heart is an old-fashioned garden perennial with mounds of deeply lobed foliage and arching stems hung with pink and white heart-shaped flowers. Blooms appear April and May, and the plant may reach 2 to 3 feet in height with the flowers. Width is about 20 to 30 inches. Plant it where it will be disguised in the summer months, as the foliage typically goes dormant; shade-loving perennial grasses, late leafing shrubs, or shady annuals are a good choice.