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  • DICENTRA spectabilis
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    DICENTRA spectabilis

    Commonly known as Bleeding heart, Dutchman's breeches, Ladies locket, Lady in the bath, Lyre flower

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    Graceful pinkish red Bleeding heart
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo - Early in the year, typically January til end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch
    Delivery Information
    Available again from APRIL 2025
    individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
    Available again from APRIL 2025 - When fresh stock arrives
     
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    • Good to know
      Introduced into UK by Robert Fortune in 1846. Re-named Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs.
    • Place of origin
      Siberia, northern China, Korea.
    • Red
      Rose pink outer petals
    • White
      Inner petals
    • Racemes
      2-3cm (¾-1¼in) long
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Spread
      45cm (18in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Clump-forming perennial with pale-green leaves 15-40cm (6-16in) long with cut or lobed leaflets. Flowers are produced on fleshy, arching stems
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich.
    • Neutral to alkaline soil
    • Partial shade
    • harmful if eaten
    • Mature Size
      1.2m (4ft)
      Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        45cm (18in)
       
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    Varieties

    DICENTRA spectabilis 'Valentine'
    Ladies locket, Lady in the bath
    Plum coloured shoots and scarlet-red heart-shaped flowers on arching stems. A new introduction from the USA
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
    Available again from APRIL 2025
    When fresh stock arrives
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