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Dicentra spectabilis
Pronunciation: dy-SEN-truh speck-TAB-ih-liss
Family: Fumariaceae
Synonym: Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Common Name: Common Bleeding Heart
Plant Type:
- perennial
Height to: 36"
Width to: 18"
USDA Hardiness Zones:
- -50 to -40ºF ZONE 2
- -30 to -40ºF ZONE 3
- -20 to -30ºF ZONE 4
- -10 to -20ºF ZONE 5
- 0 to -10ºF ZONE 6
- 10 to 0ºF ZONE 7
- 20 to 10ºF ZONE 8
Bloom Description: rose-pink outer and white inner petals in spring on arching stems
Bloom Season:
- mid spring
- late spring
Sun Exposure:
- part sun
Soil Type: humus rich, moist
Pests and Diseases:
few
Propagation: sow fresh seed or warm/cold/warm stratify; 3-4" root cuttings in summer or fall; fall division
Notes:
easily forced in pots indoors, largest leaves in genus; reclassified by botanists as Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Landscape habit, uses: woodland, front to mid-border
Other interest: first plants of common bleeding heart introduced to England in 1840's from Japan by famous plant explorer Robert Fortune; flowers resemble bleeding hearts or upside down breeches (pants)
Other culture: may go dormant if dry out; divide after 3 years if needed Source: Perry's Perennial Pages, University of Vermont
USDA Heat Zones (days above 86ºF):
- Less then 1 day ZONE 1
- 1 to 7 days ZONE 2
- 7 to 14 days ZONE 3
- 14 to 30 days ZONE 4
- 30 to 45 days ZONE 5
- 45 to 60 days ZONE 6
- 60 to 90 days ZONE 7
- 90 to 120 days ZONE 8
- 120 to 150 days ZONE 9
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