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Lamprocapnos spectabilis (Bleeding Heart)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 565261

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Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Papaverales Family: Fumariaceae Genus: Lamprocapnos Species: Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Common Names add Bleeding Heart edit | delete Syn. Dicentra spectabilis edit | delete Lyre Flower edit | delete Dutchman's Trousers edit | delete Dutchmans Breeches edit | delete Venus's Car edit | delete Løytnantshjerte edit | delete Plant Types edit Juglone Tolerant Ornamental Perennial Poisonous Shrub   Zones / Hardiness edit 3b (to -30 F / -34 C) 4a (to -25 F / -32 C) 4b (to -20 F / -29 C) 5a (to -15 F / -26 C) 5b (to -10 F / -23 C) 6a (to -5 F / -21 C) 6b (to 0 F / -18 C) 7a (to 5 F / -15 C) 7b (to 10 F / -12 C) 8a (to 15 F / -9 C) 8b (to 20 F / -7 C) 9a (to 25 F / -4 C) 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)   Height (Maximum) edit 2 to 5 feet (60 cm to 1 1/2 m)   Spread (Maximum) edit 2 to 5 feet (60 cm to 1 1/2 m)   Flowering Start edit May   Flowering End edit June   Leaf Colour edit Green - Medium   Leaf Shape edit Lobed   Have you a suggestion for a plant property that we are missing? Please let us know. Suitable For edit Border/Bed Coastal Garden Cottage Garden   Sun Exposure edit Partial Shade   Soil Types edit Well-drained Moist   Soil pH edit 6.0 - 6.4 (Slightly acidic) 6.5 - 6.9 (Very slightly acidic) 7.0 (Neutral) 7.1 - 7.5 (Very slightly alkaline)   Bloom Colour edit Pink White   Wildlife Value edit Hummingbirds   Propagation Techniques edit Division   Skill Level edit Beginner   Additional Short Notes add For longer notes please use the Opinions area below Ask a Question about this Plant on our Forums

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Add Your Opinion About This Plant   Cayuga Morning (371) wrote on Jun 27 2011 Rating for this plant: I love bleeding heart. Very easy to grow in New England. Mounding habit, not invasive. Even looks good in a flower vase. I like this opinion Write your opinion of this plant here... Note: please don't use this box to post questions, you can do that on our forums instead.

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Other names for this plant:
Dicentra spectabilis



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