Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis
Bleeding Heart, Lyre Flower, Lady in a Bath
Delivered in January, I first planted it in a pot to keep it until I could plant it out in the ground in March. The plant is very beautiful and full of flowers (protected at the base with copper wire and ashes against the snails!)
Claudie, 08/03/2026
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Description
The Dicentra spectabilis, also known as Lamprocapnos spectabilis, and commonly referred to as Bleeding Heart, is a tall and elegant perennial, famous for its spring to summer flowers shaped like pink hearts with white tips hanging from gracefully arched flower stalks above beautifully cut foliage. Not demanding but hardy, this inhabitant of old gardens beautifully decorates slightly shaded areas, both in the garden and in pots.
The Lamprocapnos spectabilis is a botanical species native to forests in eastern Asia, southern Siberia, and Japan. It belongs to the Papaveraceae family, or the Fumariaceae family according to different classifications. It is a rhizomatous and deciduous perennial plant, which disappears in winter and reappears in spring. With rapid growth, the Bleeding Heart forms a bushy clump in a few years, reaching a height of 60 cm (24in) when in bloom with a spread of 40-50 cm (16-20in). This Bleeding Heart spreads laterally through trailing rhizomes, allowing it to expand if conditions are favorable, and giving it a lush appearance as long as the soil does not dry out.
The stems of the Bleeding Heart, varying in color from brown to purple, emerge from the ground in spring. They bear divided, pinnate leaves with a delicate appearance. Their light color when they emerge evolves into a slightly powdery darker green in mature leaves. Flowering occurs towards the end of spring, as early as May depending on the climate, and can continue until July if the soil remains moist. Otherwise, the plant goes into dormancy in summer. At the tips of the flower stalks, 3 to 15 pendant flowers appear, measuring 3 to 5 cm (1 to 2in) in height and 2 to 3 cm (1in) in width. Each flower is composed of outer petals forming a heart shape, and inner arrow-shaped petals. In the species type, the flowers are a bright and fresh pink, but white at the "tip" of the heart. After pollination by insects, they give way to pods that contain round and black seeds enveloped in a white and mucilaginous substance.
The Bleeding Heart is a very easy plant to grow in most regions, but it does not appreciate climates that are too hot and dry in summer. It finds its place in cottage gardens or naturalistic gardens, but always in a cool and shaded location. It can be associated with other perennials that do not mind the competition from tree or shrub roots, such as Solomon's Seals, hardy Fuchsias, corydalis, Creeping Bugle 'Atropurpurea', Japanese Anemones, or a carpet of periwinkles. In the foreground of a border, for example, it can be associated with Heuchera 'Black Out', Astrantia 'Moulin Rouge', or Carex comans 'Milk Chocolate'.
Most Bleeding Hearts go into dormancy in summer, but this does not have any negative consequences for the plants' recovery.
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Dicentra
spectabilis
Papaveraceae (Fumariaceae)
Bleeding Heart, Lyre Flower, Lady in a Bath
China
Planting and care
The Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis, now called Lamprocapnos spectabilis) is a hardy perennial that thrives in partial shade or light sun. To grow well, its fleshy stump requires good garden soil: well-drained, humus-rich, and light. It can rot in excessively clayey and heavy soil. It also dislikes hot conditions and dry soil.
This plant undergoes summer dormancy: after flowering in spring, the Bleeding Heart goes to sleep with the first heat, and all its aboveground parts dry up and disappear until the following spring. This phenomenon is completely normal and allows this species to withstand the hottest periods without any problems.
If your soil is too poor or sandy, you can add a good layer of dead leaves in autumn, which will enrich and loosen your flower beds after a few years. Avoid synthetic fertilizers that only enrich the soil in the short term. Weekly watering is recommended throughout the first year, during the hot season, to promote establishment. Stop watering when the leaves turn yellow and disappear.
The tender leaves of the Bleeding Heart are also quite sensitive to slugs and snails at the beginning of growth. Place ashes, eggshells, or, alternatively, granules suitable for organic farming around the stump, without harming animals that consume gastropods.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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