Previously known as Dicentra, Bleeding Heart produces masses of delicate, rose-pink, heart-shaped flowers in late spring every year, each tipped with an elegant white teardrop. The branches spread into arching sprays of unique blooms in a simply fabulous display of colour to fill your garden with passion! Perfect for planting at the front of a shady border, or in groups, and will make an unusual and interesting addition to a cottage garden theme - try planting them under rose bushes where their blooms will complement the roses perfectly. Their compact, reliable habit means that they are also great in pots, for unbeatable displays. Awarded the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a plant that has been rigorously tested for guaranteed garden performance. Fully winter hardy and super-easy to grow, Bleeding Heart is a perennial plant so although it dies back underground each summer, you can be assured that each year your plant will come back bigger and stronger, giving you show-stopping displays every spring! Best of all it is one of the easiest to grow of all perennials and is pretty much NO maintenance!
Dicentra, or Lamprocapnos as they are now known, are a cottage garden favourite. Commonly called Bleeding Hearts for their dangling spring blooms, they make a fine addition to a damp, shaded spot where they will return year after year.
Dicentra spectabilis ?Gold Heart? is an unusual golden-yellow leaved, clump-forming perennial, producing fleshy, arched stems that bear racemes of pink and white heart-shaped flowers in mid to late spring.
Scarlet, heart-shaped blooms drip from complementary, arching red stems of this outstanding variety. Commonly known as Bleeding Heart, Dicentra 'Valentine' will be the star of your spring border, right from the moment the plum-coloured, shoots push through the soil in spring.
The 'Alba' but also known as the Bleeding Heart, produces masses of delicate white, heart-shaped flowers in late spring every year, each tipped with an elegant teardrop. The branches spread into arching sprays of unique blooms in a simply beautiful display to fill your garden with passion. Perfect for planting at the front of a shady border, it will make an unusual and eye-catching addition to a cottage garden theme - try planting with rose bushes where its blooms will complement the roses perfectly. Its compact and reliable habit means that it is also great in pots, for unbeatable displays. Fully winter hardy and super-easy to grow, Alba is a perennial plant so although it dies back underground each summer, you can be assured that each year your plant will come back bigger and stronger, giving you show-stopping displays every spring. Best of all, it is one of the easiest to grow of all perennials and is pretty much no maintenance. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant.
This enchanting plant emerges from the ground each spring, forming a clump of fresh finely cut leaves, followed by the most dainty white heart-shaped flowers born above the foliage and hanging along fine stems. Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba' flowers through April and May, brightening a shady corner or woodland area. Also known as the Lyre Flower, Dutchman's Breeches or Bleeding Heart, this spring beauty likes to grow in moist conditions. Height: 120cm (48). Spread: 45cm (18).
Bleeding Heart is a wonderfully descriptive name for this delightful plant. Beneath each of its scarlet heart-shaped flowers hangs a teardrop of red, with the flowers hanging in rows from gracefully arching dark red stems, contrasting beautifully with the finely cut leaves. Dicentra spectablis 'Valentine' likes to grow in moist, fertile soil in a shady spot. Grown in woodland glade or a shaded corner, the Lyre Flower brings a flash of bright colour to brighten the early summer days. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 60cm (24).
Description for Dicentra spectablis 'White Gold' not available
One of the first perennials to flower in spring. Arching stems grow at a rapid pace and are draped with dozens of pink and white heart-shaped flowers. Plants will multiply each year and soon create a superb floriferous display. Height 1.2m, spread 50cm. Supplied in 1 litre pots.