Bleeding Heart, Asian Bleeding Heart
SKU #'s
- 1003502
- 1001637
- 1000869
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- Not Available In-store at Willimantic Mackey's
Asian Bleeding Heart is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial with medium green compound leaves. Nodding puffed rose-pink heart shaped flowers with protruding white inner petals bloom on long leaning 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.
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Type: |
Perennial |
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Origins: |
East Asia |
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Height: |
2' - 3' |
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Spread: |
1.5' - 2.5' |
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Spacing: |
2' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 9 |
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Culture: |
Part Sun, Full Shade |
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Bloom Color: |
Pink |
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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: H. Zell, Lamprocapnos spectabilis 001, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) liz west, bleeding hearts and foliage, (3) Hanna Zelenko, Dicentra spectabilis4, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) H. Zell, Lamprocapnos spectabilis 002, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
