Dicentra formosa
(Wild Bleeding Heart)
Family - Papaveraceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Western North America
Year of Introduction - 1796
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 30cm or more
Width - 45cm or more
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A low-growing, spreading herbaceous Perennial. Attractive, blue-green Basal Leaves are finely Divided and fern-like in appearance. Pendent, heart-shaped, rose-pink to pale pink flowers are produced in Racemes from mid-spring through early summer.
The latin word 'formosa' means handsome or beautiful.
Synonym- Dicentra eximia
Flower:
Distinctive pendent, heart-shaped (flattened pitcher-shaped) flowers are rose-pink to pale pink. Flowers are held in upright racemes and produced from April through June.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Flattened pitcher-shaped (heart-shaped), flowers in racemes
Flowering time: April, May, June
Foliage:
Blue-green, pinnate leaves with finely Divided leaflets are fern-like in appearance and held at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate
Poison Information:
May cause discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Seed, division.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.