Sunday 20 March 2016

Dicentra (Lamprocapnos) spectabilis


  • Common Name - bleeding hearts
  • Botanical Name - Dicentra spectabilis
  • Family - Papaveraceae
  • Bud - alternate
  • Stem/Bark - green/brown with age
  • Leaf - compound, lobed, pinnate veins, obovate shape, acute apex, cuneate base, serrate margins
  • Flower - raceme inflorescence, showy, pink, May - June
  • Fruit - capsule
  • Habit - upright, arching
  • Form - oval, vertical
  • Size -  0.7 - 1.3 m
  • Culture - filtered shade, alkaline/humus rich soil
  • Use - mixed shrub border, accent plant

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