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Superb perennial with a long blooming season. Cherry red buds open to darker flowers in delicate clusters on long stalks. Finely cut blue green foliage forms neat clumps. An easy care plant. Herbaceous. Sun to full shade. Fast growing clumps to 10 to 18 in. wide. Flower stalks to 18 in. tall.  Division.

Performance and Requirements

Light needs: Partial to full shade

Watering Needs: Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.

Pruning Time: No Value

Growth Rate: Fast Growing

Growth Habit: Clumping

Design Information

Companion Plants

WHITE GEM GARDENIA
Gardenia jasminoides 'White Gem'

GIANT LILYTURF
Liriope gigantea

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Design Styles: Use Bleeding Heart in troublesome shade gardens, where it will thrive amidst other herbaceous perennials. May be used as an individual or in a mass, where the combined flower stalks makes a much more visible impact. With its Fern-like foliage, this plant adds delicate greenery to carefully composed corners or shaded niches in architecture.

Care Information

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Control weeds until the plants have filled in. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer.

Background Information

Botanical Pronunciation: dy-SEN-tra

Catalog Description: Superb perennial with a long blooming season. Cherry red buds open to darker flowers in delicate clusters on long stalks. Finely cut blue green foliage forms neat clumps. An easy care plant. Herbaceous. Sun to full shade. Fast growing clumps to 10 to 18 in. wide. Flower stalks to 18 in. tall.  Division.