| Description | Dicentra 'Ivory Hearts" has nodding white flowers are held above the deeply cut blue-green foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (dy-SEN-truh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | part sun, part shade, shade |
| Moisture | average to moist, never dry |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, never dry in the summer or soggy wet in the winter |
| Temperature | prefers cooler climates |
| Flowers | nodding heart shaped, borne on a leafless panicle, extended period of bloom under proper conditions |
| Leaves | deeply cut blue-green foliage |
| Dimensions | 8-12 inches tall by 12 inch spread, spreading mound |
| Propagation | U. S. Plant Patent PP15,599, division |
| Cultivar Origin | Dicentra Ivory Hearts was discovered in Hokkaido, Japan in 1990. It is a hybrid cross of D. peregrina (female parent) and D. eximia (male parent). |
| Misc Facts | Dicentra is from dis, twice, and kentron, a spur, which refers to the shape of the corolla. Doesn't like hot, humid climates. |
| Notes & Reference | #115-Bleeding Hearts, Cordylis and Their Relatives (Mark Tebbit, Magnus Liden, Henrik Zetterlund) |
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