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Bleeding Heart ‘Alba’
Dicentra spectabilis (Lamprocapnos spectabilis)

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Vitals -

Type: Perennial

Zone: 3-9

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EXPOSURE

Full Sun to Full Shade

BLOOM SEASON

Blooms late spring to early summer

SIZE

30"

18"-36"

ATTRIBUTES

Cultivar Notes -

Alba

Every bit as charming as the pink form, D. s. ‘Alba’ forms large, bushy clumps of powdery-light green foliage comprised of cut or lobed leaves on fleshy stems. In late spring, chains of puffy, white, heart-shaped flowers dangle beneath the arching stems.

Genus Notes -

Dicentra

No shade garden is complete without a patch of Bleeding Hearts. Their long-lasting flowers and fern-like foliage are delightful, and their easygoing diposition is a real boon to busy gardeners.

Dicentra is an old time favorite for the shade garden characterized by dangling heart-shaped flowers in spring. Dicentra grow best in filtered sunlight in well-drained soil rich in organic matter. Plants have a tendency to go dormant in the heat of summer or if the soil becomes too dry. To help maintain summer foliage, keep soil evenly moist and provide more shade.

Bleeding Heart ‘Alba’Dicentra spectabilis (Lamprocapnos spectabilis)

Bleeding Heart ‘Alba’
Dicentra spectabilis (Lamprocapnos spectabilis)