Papaveraceae
Dicentra formosa subsp. formosa
Dicentra formosa subsp. formosa
Also known as Corydalis biaurita, Dicentra saccata, Fumaria biaurita, Dicentra formosa var. breviflora
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Bleeding Heart · Shade Perennial · Woodland Garden · Pink Flowers · Pacific Northwest · Spring Bloomer · Deer Resistant · Cottage Garden · Native Plant
Western bleeding heart thrives in cool, shaded garden beds with consistently moist, humus-rich soil. Plant in dappled light or part shade and mulch well to retain moisture through warm months. It will die back naturally in summer heat but re-emerges reliably each spring.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 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
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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