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'Hearts on Fire' Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis

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Overview

The Dicentra spectabilis 'Hearts on Fire' is a mounded Proven Winners® perennial with gold spring foliage and long strings of reddish-pink, heart-shaped blooms. It grows 18-24 inches tall and 24-36 inches wide. Best in part shade to shade, it prefers rich, well-drained soil with consistent moisture and resists deer. Hardy in USDA Zones 3-9.

Water Medium
'Hearts on Fire' Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis) — It grows 18-24 inches tall and 24-36 inches wide
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Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
1.5–2 Ft.
Mature width
2–3 Ft.

Classification

Family
Fumariaceae

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'Hearts on Fire' Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis) — It grows 18-24 inches tall and 24-36 inches wide
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