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Papaveraceae
Bleeding-heart
Dicentra formosa
Also known as Lady-in-a-bath, Lyre flower, Dutchman's trousers, Capnorchis formosa
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Shade Perennial · Bleeding Heart · Spring Bloomer · Woodland Garden · Pink Flowers · Native Perennial · Hummingbird Plant · Fern-Like Foliage · Ground Cover
Western Bleeding-Heart is a graceful shade perennial that produces delicate pink heart-shaped flowers in spring and feathery, fern-like foliage. Plant it in moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil in a shaded or partly shaded spot, and water regularly to keep the soil from drying out. It may go dormant in summer heat, so pair it with ferns or hostas to fill the gap.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water until soil is evenly moist; allow the top inch to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, British Columbia, California, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Oregon, Sweden, Washington
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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