'Hearts on Fire' Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis

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Exposure
  • Part Shade to Shade
Flower Season
  • Spring
Mature Size
Height: 18" - 2'
Spread: 2' - 3'
New Plant

This plant is hardy in zones 3 - 9

Zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature an area is expected to receive during the winter. They are used to determine whether a plant is likely to be perennial in your area. If the number in the green box below is within the zone range listed for the plant, it will be hardy for you and thrive in your climate.

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

What is my hardiness zone?

NORTH BAY, ONTARIO 
ZONE 4
  • FEATURES

    Gold foliage emerges early in spring. Long strings of red, heart-shaped flowers are held outside the foliage to maximize display.

    Foliage Interest
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer

    CHARACTERISTICS

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    18 - 24 Inches46cm - 61cm
    Spacing: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spread: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Red
    Flower Shade: 
    Reddish pink
    Foliage Colors: 
    Yellow
    Foliage Shade: 
    Gold
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    PLANT NEEDS

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Shade to Shade

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Fertile Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Alkaline Soil
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Cut Flower
    Dried Flower
    Landscape
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prefers rich, well-drained soil. Keep consistently moist. Does not like heavy, clay soils.

    'Hearts on Fire' Dicentra spectabilis USPPAF, Can PBRAF
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