Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart

There are few plants as romantic, iconic, and intriguing as the Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis ''). The Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart is a showy, reliable, and fun choice for your spring garden. This shade-loving and classic variety offers an exceptional spring sight with its bright pink heart-shaped blooms.

All it takes is one glance at the Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart to understand why this plant is a garden must-have. With racemes that erupt with blooms as elegant, stunning, and unique as high-fashion jewelry and foliage that holds its own in light of the breathtaking blooms, a Bleeding Heart is a true joy to grow.

The Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart produces strings of perfectly plump and delightfully pink outer petals and white inner petals that form the "drop." These lovely flowers offer a classic and elegant display come late spring. And it's impossible not to love how these flowers dangle and drip, creating one of the most unique garden sensations you will find.

Make the most of every inch of your garden with a Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart. It loves shade and won't make a fuss if you let it do its thing. It goes dormant in summer, so when this perennial reappear in spring, you'll be delighted once again.

It pairs well with other shade-lovers like hostas, coral bells, and columbine. In fact, when paired with hostas, you can anticipate that your hostas will fill in as your Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart bids your garden adieu.

Bleeding Hearts like full or partial shade and well-drained soil. When kept happy, they will self-seed.

If your garden has yet to be blessed with a Bleeding Heart, the Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart is a great start. Be sure to prepare your camera, this photogenic beauty is sure to steal your heart and the show.