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Bleeding Heart - Dicentra spectabilis - Lamprocapnos spectabilis - How to Grow Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis, is an American woodland native, although other species in its genus are found in Asia. The Bleeding Heart common name is probably used for all the species, as their flowers are often pink or red (some are white) heart shaped, with the appearance of a drop of blood descending. The blooms on Dicentra last for two or three weeks given good temperatures, adequate rainfall and no heavy winds or downpours. The make a great cut flower, but are best used as accents in forest or edge-of-forest gardens. They prefer a deep loamy but well-drained neutral to alkaline soil, high shade and adequate moisture. It has been used by different tribes of the First Peoples for such various uses as to strengthen limbs, as a love charm, for toothache, to rid the intestines of worms and as a tonic to encourage the growth of hair. Some have the Dicentra listed as belonging to Fumariaceae, while others have put them in Papaveraceae. I won’t argue this point, letting better botanists duke it out regarding the familial provenance. The genus name is from the Greek; dis, ‘two’ and kentron for ‘spurred,’ referring to the shape of the flowers. In spring the leaves emerge, followed closely by the flowers. After the flowering season, the leaves stay around for about half of the summer, making food for the winter and for next year’s bloom. The flower stalks rise about two feet above the ground, and the mound of foliage is a foot to a foot and a half in height. There are a few pests to consider, although none are life threatening. Aphids, slugs and snails will all chew the foliage, but by encouraging DeKay’s Brown Snake and other natural predators, you can handle these without nasty chemicals. #bleedingheart