The highlights
- Bright pink heart shaped flowers with white petals
- Blooms in May and June
- Thrives in shade
- Plant with ferns and hostas as part of a woodland border
Description
- Gracefully arching stems with rows of pendant heart-shaped flowers in vibrant pink with protruding white petals, hanging like lockets above soft green foliage
- Also known as Bleeding Hearts
- Blooms for four to six weeks in May and June
- A low maintenance, hardy perennial plant which grows up to 90cm high and is shade tolerant
- Dicentra is a woodland plant which thrives in partially shaded borders or under deciduous trees
- Plant with in-the-wild companions Hosta, Astilbe and ferns for a natural woodland look
- Suitable for cut flowers
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner