9/25/2023 0 Comments Bleeding heart wildThis is a favorite in combination with ferns, Wild Ginger, Twinflower, and Vancouveria or Sweet Woodruff. Delightful for the woodland, shaded garden with fertile, humus rich soil in partial shade. Flower stems rise 6" above the leaves to display pendulous clusters of pale to deep pink flowers from April to June, often again in the fall. If you want to grow them in a more obvious situation, mix them with summer peak plants.Ī native perennial with light green, delicately cut leaves 6-20" high, the Western Bleeding Heart is smaller, dantier than the hybrid cultivars. In a woodland, its dormancy goes unnoticed. Its spring foliage is a good foil for bulbs and hides their dying leaves as well. This is a summer dormant species, so disappears for a couple months each year. Not at all invasive, it will spread over time to cover an area. Hardy and reliable, the Western Bleeding Heart looks more fragile than it is. Group(s): All Plants > Native Plants > Herbaceous Perennialsĭicentra Formosa - Western Bleeding Heart
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