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    Dicentra 'Hearts Desire'

    Also Known As

    • Bleeding Heart

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 8"-12"
    • W: 8"-15"

    planting zones

    • 5a-9a

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    Dicentra 'Hearts Desire' plant details

    Dicentra 'Hearts Desire' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial with blue foliage. In spring and summer pink and red flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Dicentra 'Hearts Desire'

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: papaveraceae
    Foliage: semi-evergreen blue
    Mature size: 8 IN - 15 IN - wide, 8 IN - 12 IN - tall
    Flowers: pink and red blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: cutting garden

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Dicentra 'Hearts Desire'

    USDA Zones: 5a - 9a
    Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit
    Soil needs: average and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Own introduction with the best of both worlds; dark red flowers like D.'Bacchanal' and glaucous, ferny leaves like D.'Stuart Boothman'. Likes rich, moist soil. Spreading.

    By: Edelweiss Perennials

    Gardening facts about Dicentra 'Hearts Desire' plant

    How to Grow Dicentra 'Hearts Desire'

    • Sun Exposure

      • mostly sun - shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • pink
      • red

    • Wildlife

      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • spring
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • semi-evergreen

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    aka Dicentra Goldheart, Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart', Gold Leaf Bleeding Heart

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    2a-9b

    Size

    Height: 2'-3'

    Width: 1'-3'

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    • even moisture - regular
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    Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'

    aka Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba', White Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    2a-8b

    Size

    Height: 24"

    Width: 20"

    • mostly sun - shade
    • even moisture
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    Dactylicapnos scandens 'Athens Yellow'

    aka Dicentra scandens 'Athens Yellow', Climbing Yellow Bleeding Heart

    Plant Type

    Perennial, Vine

    Zones

    7b-10b

    Size

    Height: 8'-12'

    Width: 3'-12'

    • mostly sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture
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    Dicentra 'King of Hearts'

    aka King of Hearts Bleeding Heart

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    3a-9b

    Size

    Height: 8"-12"

    Width: 12"-18"

    • mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Dicentra 'King of Hearts' flower by Panayoti Kelaidis
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    Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal'

    aka Bacchanal Bleeding Heart, Bacchanal Pacific Bleeding Heart, Bacchanal Western Bleeding Heart

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 12"-26"

    Width: 20"-40"

    • mostly shade
    • even moisture - drought tolerant
    Photo of Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal' flower by Dancing Oaks Nursery
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