Dicentra 'King of Hearts'

Also Known As

King of Hearts Bleeding Heart

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 8"-12"
W: 12"-18"

planting zones

3a-9b

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Dicentra 'King of Hearts' plant details

Dicentra 'King of Hearts' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with blue foliage. In spring pink flowers emerge. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Dicentra 'King of Hearts'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: papaveraceae
Foliage: deciduous blue
Mature size: 12 IN - 18 IN - wide, 8 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring

GROWING CONDITIONS for Dicentra 'King of Hearts'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

‘King of Hearts’ is a compact bleeding heart hybrid that produces nicely-textured, deeply-cut, ferny, bluish-green foliage in a mound to eight inches tall and fourteen inches wide. The rich carmine-rose coloured flowers are nodding, heart-shaped, and held above the foliage. The initial bloom occurs in spring but plants will likely bloom throughout summer and into fall in cool, shady conditions. A cross of the Japanese D. peregrina with two American species D. formosa subsp. oregana and D. eximia.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

This gorgeous hybrid of Japanese and American Dicentra species creates a royal combination of some the largest dark rose heart-shaped flowers contrasting beautifully with the most sumptuous, lacy, soft blue-green foliage in a duet that is simply divine; a good neighbor which spreads only slowly. PSh-Sh/M

By: Forestfarm

Zn 3. Compact fern-like foliage. Deep rose flowers

By: Little Prince of Oregon

One of the few perennials that will bloom most of the summer (given constant moisture). Bright pink-red flowers are set off by blue-green, ferny leaves, on a low mounded plant. It's the result of a cross of the Japanese species D. peregrina with two American species D. formosa subsp. oreganaand D. eximia and does not go dormant during the summer.

By: Deer Country Gardens

This hybrid combines large dark rose flowers with the most sumptuous, lacy, true blue foliage in a duet that is incomparable. It is a good neighbor and spreads slowly forming multi-seasonal mounds. In addition, it doesn't go summer dormant!