Other references of the bleeding heart are "lady's locket", "lady in a boat" and if you gently pull the two pink tabs apart there is "a lady in a bathtub".Īnother special feature of bleeding heart is the fact that it blooms in the spring and continues to bloom for several weeks if the temperatures remain cool. The blossom consists a pillow-like flower with a single drop dangling on the bottom of each bloom. Dicentra comes from Greek words dis meaning "two", and kentros meaning "spurs" referring to the flowers unusual shape. Bleeding hearts are a graceful woodland plant that has been around for more then a century, with more than 150 species from which to choose. The dangling red and white hearts begin to appear along arching stems even before the foliage leaves have completely emerged. Alkaloids negatively affect animals, most commonly cattle, sheep, and dogs.Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis, zone three to nine) is a classic perennial which is often given for Mother's day because it symbolizes undying love. Although aesthetically pleasing, this plant contains soquinoline alkaloids. Bleeding Heart plants are not only toxic to humans but to animals as well. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. If ingested, all parts may cause stomach upset, the foliage may aggravate skin allergies.Propagate by seed, sowing seeds as soon as ripe or in spring. Propagate by division in early spring or after the leaves have died down.Great for beds and borders, cottage gardens, rock gardens, underplanting shrubs or as a groundcover.It can be grown in full sun in the coolest part of its range provided the soil is kept consistently moist. Thrives in part shade and is easily grown in fertile, humus-rich, neutral or slightly alkaline, moist, well-drained soils.Will self-seed readily and spread by rhizomes to form colonies.
A reliable performer that is excellent for rock gardens or as a groundcover. Flowering will stop in the heat of the summer and may start again in late summer to early fall. Blooming from early spring to mid-summer, the flowers dangle gracefully above the lush foliage mound. Up to 10 flowers occur on a one-sided inflorescence.
Native to western North America, Dicentra formosa (Pacific Bleeding Heart) is a wide-spreading rhizomatous perennial adorned with a gray-green, finely divided foliage and short racemes of nodding, heart-shaped, pink flowers flushed with lavender.
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