![]() ![]() Plant Addicts guarantees your plant(s) will arrive happy and healthy, but the plant(s) are being shipped through the mail and accidents happen. Plant Addict Guarantee (Included On All Plant Orders) Resists: Deer, Rabbit, Disease, Pests & Insectsįeatures: Cut Flowers, Native to North America Light Exposure: Full Shade to Partial Sun (0 - 6 Hours Of Direct Sunlight) Wild Bleeding Heart Information USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 - 8 Space each plant at least 18 inches apart to accommodate its mature width. Wild Bleeding Heart is an excellent choice for rock, pollinator, and native perennial shade gardens, walkways and wooded areas. Be mindful that all parts of Dicentras have isoquinoline alkaloids that can cause skin irritation after repeated contact and are toxic if consumed in large quantities. You can trim back any brown foliage that may occur in the heat of summer. The deeply cut foliage remains fresh until close to dormancy. Wild Bleeding Heart is a carefree plant and doesn’t require much maintenance. It will not tolerate soggy winter soil or excessive periods of drought. Wild Bleeding Heart will tolerate dappled sunlight as long as the soil remains moist. It prefers moist, well-draining, neutral to slightly acidic soils amended with plenty of organic matter. ![]() This perennial thrives when planted in partial to full shade areas. Wild Bleeding Heart will slowly colonize by rhizomes over time and is not palatable to deer and rabbits. When grown in favorable conditions, it reaches heights of 18 inches with a spread of 18-24 inches. ![]() Wild Bleeding Heart grows in Hardiness Zones 3-8 it prefers lower temperatures and flowers profusely in cooler summers. The uniquely shaped, delicate flowers provide valuable nectar for migrating hummingbirds and native bumblebees, particularly when few other flowers are in bloom. Arches of deep pink-red, heart-shaped flowers appear in April to July with a possible fall bloom depending on your climate. It features attractive, blueish-green, fern-like foliage that provides a lovely texture. Wild Bleeding Heart, botanically known as Dicentra eximia, is an American Beauties Native perennial that is found on forest floors, wooded slopes, and rocky woods in the Appalachian Mountains. ![]()
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