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King of Hearts Bleeding Heart

Dicentra x 'King of Hearts'

Sku #0481

An outstanding small but powerful bleeding heart. Produces quaint heart-shaped flowers with more intense rosy pink coloring. Extra long bloom season extends from mid-spring through summer, in some locations into fall. Soft grayish green foliage provides attractive contrast against dark green bleeding hearts and ferns. An herbaceous perennial.

  • Light Needs
    Full to partial shade

    Light Needs

  • Water Needs
    Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
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Key Feature
Woodland Garden Plant
Light Needs
Full to partial shade
Landscape Uses
Border, Cutting Garden, Mass Planting, Woodland Garden
Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
Botanical Pronunciation:dy-SEN-tra
Plant type:Perennial
Deciduous/evergreen:Herbaceous
Growth habit:Mounding
Growth rate:Moderate
Average landscape size:Fast growing; reaches 10 to 12 in. tall, 15 in. wide.
Special features:Easy Care
Foliage color:Green
Blooms:Spring through Summer
Flower color:Pink
Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
Garden styleCottage, Rustic
Companion PlantsHosta (Hosta); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Fern (Asplenium); Ligularia (Ligularia); Coral Bells (Heuchera)
Care
Care Information
Prefers fertile, humusy, neutral pH, loose, well-drained soils; avoid heavy, soggy soils. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system. May go dormant in hot, dry summer conditions. Apply a low-nitrogen fertilizer in early spring. Remove old, faded foliage before new leaves emerge in spring.
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