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Dicentra spectabilis

"Bleeding heart"

1 bare root

Regular price £5.95

£5.95 each
Out of season
3 bare roots

Regular price £14.85

£4.95 each
Out of season
10 bare roots

Regular price £42.50

£4.25 each
Out of season

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Description

If you have partially shaded part of the garden with a damp soil, there are few plants better for happily settling themselves into it than Dicentra spectabilis, also known as 'Bleeding Heart'. This distinctive plant is a classic and has long-been adored by gardeners as a fail-safe, go-to option for bringing a splash of colour to what could otherwise be a dull spot. Thanks to shade and moisture-loving goodies like this, you can spruce up the space with a generous patch of luscious greenery, topped off with effortlessly graceful arching stems, lavished with pretty pink pendant hearts!

If you’re looking for something low maintenance a reliable to pad out a planting scheme in conditions with lower light levels, such as an enclosed or small urban garden or perhaps a woodland area in a larger garden, Bleeding Heart will fill the role and flounce into action with a beautiful display from late spring through to summer!

Gracy knows:
"Dicentra spectabilis has recently changed its official botanical name to Lamprocapnos spectabilis."

Key features

Comes back every year
Loved by pollinators
Great for shade
In peat-free compost
Low maintenance
RHS Award (AGM)
Fully hardy
Rodent resistant
Slug & snail repellent

Specs & details

Botanical name

Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Flower colour

Pink
Leaf colour

Green
Rhizome size

2/3
Established height

70cm-1m
Established spread

50-70cm
Plant spacing

9 rhizomes per m2
Habit

Upright
Clump-forming
Life cycle

Perennial
Hardiness

Fully hardy
Years to establish

1-2 years
Sunlight

Full shade
Partial shade
Dappled shade
Position

Sheltered
Suitable for

Large containers
Borders
Woodland gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Soil acidity

Any
Soil moisture

Damp
Soil type

Loam
Sandy
Clay
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost
RHS Award (AGM)

Yes
Growing skill

Easy to grow
Scented

No
Pollinator-friendly

No
Mouse resistant

Yes
Rabbit resistant

Yes
Deer resistant

Yes
Toxicity

Harmful if eaten
Skin/eyes irritant

Plant calendar

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Planting
Flowering

Other information

Orders placed before 1 March 2023
You can expect your order in March 2023
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2023
You can expect your order in April 2023
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2023
You can expect your order within 10 business days