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Dicentra

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Bleeding Heart Plant - Dicentra spectabilis syn Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Bleeding Heart Plant – Dicentra spectabilis syn Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Bleeding Heart plants

Dicentra or ‘Bleeding Heart’ have amazing flowers and attractive ferny foliage. Dicentra spectabilis is the best known of this group of herbaceous perennials.

With very attractive pink heart shaped flowers in spring, on long arching stems, they are an outstanding plant in the border or when left to naturalise under deciduous trees.

Varieties

This is where it becomes interesting, these plants have recently been reclassified, so D. spectabilis is now Lamprocapnos spectabilis. The reclassification is justified, as this is a species that does not run and spread, while plants such as D. spectabilis ‘Bucchanal’ will spread by underground rhizomes. 

Dicentra are a fascinating group of plants, with Dicentra spectabilis (syn Lamprocapnos spectabilis.) or Dicentra ‘bleeding heart’ being one of the star attractions.

The flowers of dicentra resemble the shape of a heart, Dicentra spectabilis with its red flowers earns its name.

The white flowered cultivar ‘alba’ is another great dicentra.

Dicentra scandens is the rare ‘Climbing Bleeding Heart Vine’, a wonderful yellow flowering species

Dicentra spectabilis ‘Bucchanal’ is an attractive red flowering ‘Bleeding Heart’. Over time it will spread to form a dense clump from spring through to summer. Lacy green foliage with crimson red heart shaped lowers rising well above.

dicentra spectabilis bacchanal
Dicentra spectabilis bacchanal

Care

All Bleeding Heart Plants prefer a moist position, lots of well rotted compost or leaf mould, a semi shaded position is best.

Keep the plants moist at all times and protect from snails. We grow ours in the shade garden as well as in glazed terracotta pots.  We use a mixture of potting mix with water saving granules and rotted cow manure. When the they die down we place the pots in a shady cool place until the next season, and make sure they don’t dry out.

Remember that these are a plant do not like being disturbed, so aways try to plant dicentra in a permanent position to avoid the need to transplant or try them in a large pot or container.

Many species are regarded as Woodland Plants
Interested in Woodland Plants?

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Dicentra Plants (Bleeding Hearts Plants) are available for sale from the following nurseries


CLOVER HILL PLANTS
CLOVER HILL PLANTS - 02 4782 9225
Large variety of Epimediums, Woodland plants and Herbaceous perennials
Mail order or nursery. We do not send to Tasmania or WA
www.cloverhillrareplants.com
MOIDART RARE PLANTS & GARDEN - phone: 0248612600
21 Eridge Park Rd Bowral NSW 2576
Large range of rare plants, bulbs, trees and shrubs for sale online from our Southern Highlands NSW nurseries.
www.moidartrareplantsandgarden.com
Tonkin Bulbs
BRYAN H TONKIN - Ph (03) 9728 1295 Fax (03) 9728 1299
'Sylvan Vale' 375 Olinda Creek Rd, Kalorama, VIC.3766 
Including a large range of Rare and unusual bulbs, corms and perennials
www.tonkinsbulbs.com.au
FROGMORE GARDENS
FROGMORE GARDENS - phone 03 5424 1777
Blackwood Rd Newbury VIC 3458
email:sales@frogmoregardens.com.au
Herbaceous perennial. Grass & prairie plants specialists. Mail Order & personal shopping.
www.frogmoregardens.com.au
White House Nursery
WHITE HOUSE NURSERY - Jess Exiner & Peter Harris
412 James Lane, Fern Hill VIC. 3458 - Phone 0419002651
Large range of Rare plants, Climbers, Bulbs, Perennials Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. Available both Retail and by Mail Order 
www.whitehousenursery.com.au
MUSKER'S at BROUGHTON HALL Rare Plant Nursery - ph 0417056110
125 Palmer Rd Jindivick 3818
Open Thursday - Sunday 10am - 4pm
Specialising in growing and selling Rare and Unusual Trees, shrubs Perennials Bulbs and Climbers, a unique nursery with amazing stock.
www.muskersbroughtonhall.com.au
RAITHBY PLANT NURSERY
RAITHBY PLANT NURSERY - phone: 03 63 262583
P.O. Box 589 Mowbray Heights Tasmania 7248
Mail order: Suppling a range of bulbs and pere nnial plants suitable for pots and troughs. Includes Alliums
www.raithbyplants.com.au

Lambley Nursery

LAMBLEY NURSERY & GARDENS
395 Lesters Rd Ascot VIC 3364 - phone (03) 53434303
Specialising in beautiful perennials & bulbs including new releases from Europe & USA. Many hardy, rare & difficult to find ‘drought hardy’ plants, quality vegetable & flower seeds.
www.lambley.com.au
Lynn's Rare Plants
LYNN'S RARE PLANTS
PO Box 7040 Leura NSW 2780
Rare woodland plants, Trilliums Epimediums, Arisaemas, plus much more.www.lynnsrareplants.com.au

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