Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Common name
Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Botanical name
Dicentra spectabilis
Variety
na
Zone
USDA Zone 2 (-50°F) to USDA Zone 9 (20°F).
Light
Part sun
Height
30" (76 cm)
Habit
Arching
Feed
In spring
Water
Weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color
Pink
Bloom Time
Spring-summer
Maintenance
Shear back lightly after bloom
About
Striking flowers attract hummingbirds to the garden and are excellent cut. Plant in cool, moist sites to prevent summer dormancy, or combine with hosta or ferns to fill in for the dicentra during hot, dry seasons. Attractive ferny leaves.
