| Description | A medium height, medium spreading plant for the shaded areas of the garden. This is an old fashion plant that still is popular in today's gardens. |
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| Pronunciation | (dy-SEN-tra)(spek-Tah-bi-lis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-10 |
| Sunlight | The Bleeding Heart prefers the semi-shaded areas. In deeper shade the flower production will suffer. In full sun it will yellow out and go dormant quicker. |
| Moisture | The plant will go dormant quicker if allowed to get dry during the early summer. |
| Soil & Site | average to moist |
| Flowers | The heart shaped flowers give this plant its common name. They are pink, pendent, heart shaped, two spurs on arching branches. The outer petals are pink and the inner white. The flower is an inflorescence called a raceme. |
| Leaves | This plant goes dormant in early to mid summer and the foliage disappears. |
| Dimensions | 18" tall by 2-3 feet wide |
| Maintenance | Organic mulch helps to maintain the moisture. |
| Propagation | Seeds that need cold stratification and division of the thick roots in the spring or when dormant. |
| Native Site | Native to Japan. |
| Cultivar Origin | Robert Fortune brought this plant to England in the 1840's. |
| Misc Facts | The name is Greek for having two spurs. |
| Author's Notes | Always grow Bleeding Hearts with a companion plant to fill in the spot left when it goes dormant. I have had Bleeding Hearts in gardens for over 25 years. |
| Notes & Reference | #79-Perennials For Every Purpose (Larry Hodgson) , #115-Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis and Their Relatives (Mark Tebbit, Magnus Liden, Henrik Zetterlund) |
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