Dicentra spectabilis 'Hordival' ~ Valentine® Bleeding Heart

Valentine Bleeding Heart is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial with green compound leaves. Nodding puffed deep red heart shaped flowers with protruding white inner petals bloom on long leaning burgundy stems in spring before the foliage emerges. Flowers best in part shade and consistently moist rich well-drained acidic soils. Foliage goes dormant in summer. Type: Perennial Origins: East Asia Height: 2' - 2.5' Spread: 2' - 3' Spacing: 2.5' USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9 Culture: Part Sun, Full Shade Bloom Color: Red Season of Interest: Spring MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Intolerant of wet soils in winter and dry soils in summer. Some susceptibility to aphids. LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundational Plantings, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS: Strawberry Foxglove, Lenten Rose, Foam Flower IMAGES: BallSeed Inc, Dicentra spectablis Valentine *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.