Often growing in rocky ground with acidic soil in the wild, this species doesn’t go summer-dormant the way the popular ...

Interestingly, while Dicentra spectabilis appears related to our native bleeding heart, genetic testing revealed it is not. This led to it being reclassified as Lamprocapnos spectabilis, many ...

Interestingly, while Dicentra spectabilis appears related to our native bleeding heart, genetic testing revealed it is not. This led to it being reclassified as Lamprocapnos spectabilis, many ...

Interestingly, while Dicentra spectabilis appears related to our native bleeding heart, genetic testing revealed it is not. This led to it being reclassified as Lamprocapnos spectabilis, many ...

By Deborah J. Benoit Have you ever heard of the lady in the bath flower? That’s just one of the common names for bleeding hearts (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, formerly Dicentra spectabilis). If you’re ...

For something similar but somewhat smaller, seek out the exceptionally graceful, late spring-flowering perennial known as bleeding heart (formerly Dicentra spectabilis, recently renamed ...

The distinctly shaped pink and white blooms of Asian bleeding hearts (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) have long made this plant a favorite for deep shade. It is a spring ephemeral, meaning that sprouting, ...

There is a bleeding heart (Dicentra eximia) native to the eastern United States that’s commonly referred to as the fringed bleeding heart. It has grayish-green colored foliage and pink to purple-red ...

Dicentra spectabilis Alba is a white variety, but it is not quite as vigorous as the pink one. Bleeding hearts thrive in light to full shade and may go dormant if they are in full sun or underwatered.

Spring color winner #1: "So, this is a Bleeding Heart. It's called Dicentra spectabilis. They come from China. They'll get three feet by three feet. This is a special one. Look at that golden ...

Bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis) is a harbinger of the summer to come. In late spring, they fill gardens with dramatic curves and delightful heart-shaped flowers. These cool-weather plants don't ...