Bleeding Heart

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.

Companion Plants

Columbine

False Spirea

Phlox

Plant Details

Common name

Bleeding Heart
Botanical name

Dicentra spectabilis
Variety

Pink
Zone

USDA Zone 3 (-40°F) to USDA Zone 9 (20°F).
Light

Part sun
Height

36-48" (91-122 cm)
Habit

Rounded
Feed

Use all-purpose
Water

Weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color

Pink
Bloom Time

Spring-summer
Maintenance

Mulch to reduce weeds

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