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Common Name: Pacific Bleeding Heart, Western Bleeding Heart
Plant Type: Perennial
Exposure: Shade to Part Sun
Hardiness Zone: 3-9
Bloom Color: Red
Bloom Time: Spring-Summer
Garden Height: 12 Inches
Garden Spread: 18-24 Inches
Size Category: Short: 18 Inches or less
Deer Resistant: Yes
Pot Size: 5.25 Inch Square Pot
$18.99

Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant'

$18.99

Pot Size: 5.25 Inch Square Pot

  • Blooms all summer
  • Doesn't die back like Asian bleeding hearts
  • Attractive blue-green foliage

This Bleeding Heart is a more tolerant cultivar of sun and heat.  There are unstoppable blooms all summer long. The bright cherry red, heart-shaped flowers bloom atop the ferny, green foliage. If given adequate moisture it will not go dormant in the heat of the summer.

Uses: Borders, Containers, Cottage Gardens, Landscapes, Mass Planting, Miniature Gardens, Naturalizing, Rock Gardens, Woodland Gardens
Nature Attraction: Hummingbirds
Critter Resistance: Deer
Notable Features: Cut Flower
Growth Habit: Mounding, Bushy

Homeowner Growing Tips: Grow in shade, or with morning sun. Amend soil with compost before planting. Provide consistant moisture during the heat of summer. Removing spent blooms encourages rebloom. Resents excessive winter moisture.

Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc