Bleeding Heart
Planted
March 2, 2024
Names
- Scientific name
- Dicentra spectabilis
- Common name
- Bleeding Heart, Showy Bleeding Heart, Dutchman's Breeches, Chinaman's Breeches, Locks and Keys, Lyre Flower, Seal Flower, Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Measurements
- Height
- 12 - 36 in
- Spread
- 1 - 4 ft
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b
- Sunlight
- Partial Shade
- Soil Drainage
- Moist but Well-drained
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Deciduous
- Foliage color
- Medium Green, Light Green
- Fall foliage
- YellowGreen
- Bloom time
- Late Spring, Early Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Seasons of interest
- Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
- Propagation methods
- Seeds, Division, Cuttings
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Toxicity
- Toxic to humans
- Yes
- Toxic to dogs
- Yes
- Toxic to cats
- Yes