Always reminding me of Lewis Carroll's famous Queens, Bleeding Hearts are a must for the sweetheart garden, a woodland planting, and for early spring confidence that sunshine will soon again find its way into your home and garden. The species shown here, Dicentra spectabilis, is native to east Asia and will grow 2-3 feet in height and approx. 2 feet wide. Bleeding Hearts grow happily in semi-shaded areas among ferns, Heucheras, and Oregon Grape. Other species worthy of mention are the later flowering native Bleeding Heart, Dicentra formosa, and the early white-flowering cultivar Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba'. The elegant flowers are excellent, though not long-lasting, in a vase.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Bleeding Heart Blooms
Always reminding me of Lewis Carroll's famous Queens, Bleeding Hearts are a must for the sweetheart garden, a woodland planting, and for early spring confidence that sunshine will soon again find its way into your home and garden. The species shown here, Dicentra spectabilis, is native to east Asia and will grow 2-3 feet in height and approx. 2 feet wide. Bleeding Hearts grow happily in semi-shaded areas among ferns, Heucheras, and Oregon Grape. Other species worthy of mention are the later flowering native Bleeding Heart, Dicentra formosa, and the early white-flowering cultivar Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba'. The elegant flowers are excellent, though not long-lasting, in a vase.
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