Dicentra spectablis/Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Category: Perennials
Height: 24-36 in
Spread: 18-30 in
Bloom Color: Pink
Pink heart shaped flowers in April and May
Will go summer dormant
Tolerates deep shade
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, humusy soils in part shade. Intolerant of wet soils in winter and dry soils in summer. The foliage usually goes dormant by mid-summer , but may die back earlier if soils are allowed to dry out. May self-seed in optimum growing conditions.
Lamprocapnos spectabilis has been a common, old garden favorite for many years. It is native to Japan. This is a late spring blooming perennial which typically grows to 24-36" tall and to 18-24" wide. Nodding, puffy, heart-shaped, rose-pink flowers with protruding white inner petals begin bloom in spring before the leaves emerge. Flowers dangle downward at regular intervals beneath long arching stems. Compound, biternate green leaves.
Synonymous with and formerly known as Dicentra spectabilis.
Specific epithet means spectacular or showy.
The common name is in reference to the protruding white inner petal on each heart-shaped flower which purportedly gives the flower the appearance of a "bleeding heart".
Dicentra spectablis/Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Category: Perennials
Height: 24-36 in
Spread: 18-30 in
Bloom Color: Pink
Pink heart shaped flowers in April and May
Will go summer dormant
Tolerates deep shade
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, humusy soils in part shade. Intolerant of wet soils in winter and dry soils in summer. The foliage usually goes dormant by mid-summer , but may die back earlier if soils are allowed to dry out. May self-seed in optimum growing conditions.
Lamprocapnos spectabilis has been a common, old garden favorite for many years. It is native to Japan. This is a late spring blooming perennial which typically grows to 24-36" tall and to 18-24" wide. Nodding, puffy, heart-shaped, rose-pink flowers with protruding white inner petals begin bloom in spring before the leaves emerge. Flowers dangle downward at regular intervals beneath long arching stems. Compound, biternate green leaves.
Synonymous with and formerly known as Dicentra spectabilis.
Specific epithet means spectacular or showy.
The common name is in reference to the protruding white inner petal on each heart-shaped flower which purportedly gives the flower the appearance of a "bleeding heart".
