Bleeding Heart

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Bleeding Heart in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Dicentra spectabilis, Lem. (Dielytra spectabilis, Don). Bleeding- Heart. Fig. 1256. Height 1-2 ft.: lvs. and lfts. broadest of the group, the ultimate segms. obovate or cuneate: fls. large, deep rosy red; corolla heart - shaped; inner petals white, protruding. Japan. F.S. 3: 258. Gn. 40:198; 60, p. 375; 70, p. 192. Gn.W.23:suppl. July 14. G. 2:375;26:142; 27:112. G.M.49:718; 51:160. G.W. 5, p. 388. H.F.2:96. B.M. 4458. R.H. 1847: 461. Var. alba, Hort., the white-fld. form, has a weaker growth. The bleeding-heart is one of the best of flowering perennials. The bloom in spring and also the foliage are attractive. If given room and moisture, the plant will continue to be attractive as a foliage mass till late summer. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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