Description
- About this cultivar: Lamprocapnos spectabilis, aka old fashioned bleeding heart, is an herbaceous perennial forming a mound of divided, mid-green foliage. Heart-shaped, rose-red flowers with white tips hang from arching stems. Has the RHS AGM - An oldie but a goodie. Image Credit Wikipedia Creative Commons About this genus: Lamprocapnos used to be know as Dicentra until 2011 ( from the Greek dí "two", kéntron "spur") and is a genus of perennial herbaceous plants in the poppy family (Papaveraceae). Commonly know as Dutchman's breeches, lyre flower, lady in a bath or bleeding hearts because of the shape of the flower. The first plants specimens were introduced into Europe in 1816 but were lost only to be re-introduced in the 1840s from Japan by the Scottish botanist and plant hunter Robert Fortune. We *heart* Lamprocapnos in our garden at Ballyrobert! Easy to grow, beautiful drooping habit, wonderful flowers, attractive foliage, long blooming and coming in a variety of shapes, size and colours; what is not to like?!? Depending on the cultivar the flowers can come in yellow, white, pink, and red and the foliage can vary from almost purple to very light green. Some love full sun and some love full shade but most will grow in almost any soil or situation. Position: Full sun, partial shade, full shade Soil: Almost any soil, grows well in Ballyrobert Flowers: April, May, June Other features: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit (RHS AGM) Hardiness: Fully hardy - grows well in Ballyrobert Habit: Clump forming, bushy, Pendulous or Weeping Foliage: Deciduous Height: 40 - 75 cm (1.3 - 2.5 ft) Spread: 40 - 75 cm (1.3 - 2.5 ft) Time to full growth: 2 to 5 years Plant type: Herbaceous Perennial Colour: Green, pink
Lamprocapnos spectabilis : aka Dicentra, Bleeding Hearts - a Garden Tested, Hardy Perennial Plant Supplied in a Half Litre Pot
