Luxuriant Fringed Bleeding Heart
Dicentra x 'Luxuriant'
Superb perennial with a long blooming season. Cherry red buds open to red flowers in delicate clusters on long stalks. Finely cut blue green foliage forms neat clumps. Tolerates full sun with adequate moisture. Herbaceous.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | dy-SEN-tra |
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 2 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Full shade to partial sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing clumps to 10 to 18 in. wide. Flower stalks to 18 in. tall. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Spring through summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3161 |
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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.
Design Ideas
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.
Superb perennial with a long blooming season. Cherry red buds open to red flowers in delicate clusters on long stalks. Finely cut blue green foliage forms neat clumps. Tolerates full sun with adequate moisture. Herbaceous.
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.
Design Ideas
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.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | dy-SEN-tra |
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 2 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Full shade to partial sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing clumps to 10 to 18 in. wide. Flower stalks to 18 in. tall. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Spring through summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3161 |
