'Hearts on Fire' Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis
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
Culture
- Water
- Medium
Shape & size
- Mature height
- 1.5–2 Ft.
- Mature width
- 2–3 Ft.
Classification
- Family
- Fumariaceae
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