A charming and elegant perennial, Dicentra spectabilis ‘Bleeding Hearts’ produces graceful arching stems carrying lockets of beautiful, pink, heart-shaped flowers, adorned with delicate protruding white petals.
A recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit, this hardy and reliable plant is perfect for a low maintenance, low light planting scheme such as in an enclosed or small urban garden or perhaps a woodland area in a larger garden.
Aim to plant between March and June in a position of partial shade and into soil that is moist but well-draining with a good amount of humus.
A mulch in the autumn with organic matter is advisable. The plants like to be left undisturbed and will naturalise well.
Details
- Bulb count per pack: 1 bulb
- Flower colour: White
- Flowering months: May, June, July, August
- Flowering height: 60cm/24″
- Hardiness: Hardy in all of the UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
- When to plant: March, April, May, June
- Planting depth: 15cm/6″
- Bulb spacing: 50cm/20″
- Soil type: Moist, well-drained with good quantity of humus
- Soil pH: Neutral, Alkaline
- Sunlight: Partial shade
