Dicentra spectabilis Gold HeartBleeding heart
科:紫堇科
Family:Fumariaceae
属:荷包牡丹属
common name:Bleeding heart
introduce:Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Fumariaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1.5 to 2 feet
Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Time: April - May
Bloom Color: Rose-pink
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium moisture
Maintenance: Medium
General Culture:
Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, humusy soils in part shade. Intolerant of wet soils in winter and dry soils in summer. The foliage usually goes dormant by mid-summer in the St. Louis area, but may die back earlier if soils are allowed to dry out.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
慓old Heart?is a golden-leaved form of the common bleeding heart, Dicentra spectabilis (see C480), which has been an old garden favorite for many years. It is a clump-forming plant that typically forms a foliage mound to 24?tall and to 36?wide of graceful, ternately compound, fern-like, golden leaves. Nodding, heart-shaped, rose-pink flowers (1?long) borne on one side of and hanging in a row on long, arching racemes bloom at or slightly above the foliage mound in mid- to late spring. Common name is in reference to the protruding inner petals of the heart-shaped flowers which purportedly resemble a 揵leeding heart.?/p>
Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems. Some susceptibility to aphid infestations. Good soil drainage is essential for plant survival. Foliage goes dormant in summer.
Uses:
Best in shaded borders and woodland gardens. It is best to plant this bleeding heart through a loose ground cover or among later developing perennials such as hostas or ferns which will expand to fill in the gaps as the bleeding heart foliage dies back in summer.
