Dicentra King of HeartsBleeding heart
科:罂粟科
Family:Papaveraceae
属:荷包牡丹属
common name:Bleeding heart
introduce:Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Papaveraceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 0.75 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1.5 feet
Bloom Time: May - June
Bloom Color: Carmine-rose
Sun: Part shade (only)
Water: Medium moisture
Maintenance: Low
General Culture:
Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soils in part shade. Prefers consistently moist, rich, humusy soils. Soils must not be allowed to dry out during summer. Intolerant of wet soils in winter. Promptly remove spent flowering stems to promote additional bloom. This is a sterile hybrid that must be propagated vegetatively.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
慘ing of Hearts?is a compact bleeding heart hybrid cultivar resulting from a cross of the Japanese species D. peregrina with two American species D. formosa subsp. oregana and D. eximia. It typically produces a foliage mound to 6-8?tall and 14?wide of deeply-cut, fern-like, bluish-green leaves that persists throughout the growing season. Nodding, heart-shaped, rich carmine-rose flowers are carried above the foliage to 10-15?tall on long, leafless, erect to slightly leaning stems. In St. Louis, primary bloom is in May and June, with flowering slowing down considerably or stopping in the heat of the summer, but with a possible rebloom occurring when the weather cools in late summer to early fall. Flowering may continue throughout the summer in cool northern climates. Given adequate moisture, the foliage remains attractive in summer, and may produce an attractive ground cover effect. 慘ing of Hearts?is sometimes sold as a cultivar of D. formosa notwithstanding its hybrid parentage. Flowers in the genus Dicentra are commonly called bleeding heart because protruding inner petals, more obvious in some species than others, purportedly appear to form a drop of blood at the bottom of each heart-shaped flower.
Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems. Some susceptibility to aphid infestations. Good soil drainage is essential for plant survival.
Uses:
Mass, group or specimen in woodland gardens or shaded areas borders and rock gardens. Foliage can be quite attractive when flowers are not in bloom.
