Dicentra spectabilis
(Bleeding Heart)
Family - Papaveraceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - China, Korea, Siberia
Year of Introduction - 1816
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - 60cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: The current correct botanical name is Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with a mound-forming habit. Fleshy, mid-green leaves are triternate with lobed leaflets. Heart-shaped (flattened pitcher-shaped) flowers are found in various shades of pink with white, tear-drop-like tips. The pendent flowers are held in elegant, arching Racemes and produced from late spring into early summer. The plant will go Dormant after flowering.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Heart-shaped (flattened pitcher-shaped) flowers are in various shades of pink with white tear-drop tips. The blooms are pendent and held in arching racemes. The flowers are produced in May and June.
Flower colour: Pink, white
Flower shape: Heart-shaped (flattened pitcher-shaped) flowers held in racemes
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Fleshy, mid-green leaves are triternate with lobed leaflets. The foliage is held in mounds at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Triternate with lobed leaflets
Poison Information:
This plant will cause discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Root cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.