Close-up of heart-shaped pink Bleeding Heart blooms.
Bleeding Heart with heart-shaped pink blooms hanging off thin stems.
Bleeding Heart with elegant green foliage and pink heart-shaped blooms.
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Close-up of heart-shaped pink Bleeding Heart blooms.
Bleeding Heart with heart-shaped pink blooms hanging off thin stems.
Bleeding Heart with elegant green foliage and pink heart-shaped blooms.
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Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)

Perennial

  • Easy to grow!
  • Irresistibly unique heart-shaped blooms.
  • Elegant deer resistant foliage.
  • Outstanding for spring color.
  • Zones 3-9, part sun/shade, 3' tall x 3' wide at maturity. 
  • ZONE
  • EXPOSURE
  • HEIGHT

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Size: One Quart
$23.00
Sale: $23.00 Each
Total: $23.00
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee

Description

The classic bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis), ideal for shade gardens! Bleeding heart blooms each spring reliably with intriguing heart-shaped flowers and elegant foliage. It's bright pink blooms brighten shady spots. Its foliage is deer resistant, making it an easy-care perennial perfect for spring color.

Details

Botanical name: Dicentra spectabilis
Common name: Bleeding Heart
Zone: 3 - 9
Sun exposure: Part-sun (4-6 hours sun), Shade (<4 hours sun)
Height x width: 2.5-3' X 2.5-3'
Flower color: Pink
Foliage color: Green
Season of Interest: Spring
Bloom time: Spring
Features: Rabbit resistant, deer resistant, cold tolerant
Uses: Shade gardens, perennial beds, flower gardens, cottage gardens

How to Grow

Soil: Easily grown in average, well-drained soils.
Light: Part sun to full shade
Water: Average. Can grow in dry conditions but will go prematurely dormant; extreme dry conditions over the years can kill it.
Spacing: 3 feet
Fertilizing: In average soils, none needed. In poor soils a light application of time release fertilizer in spring is enough.
Winterizing: No specific care needed
Maintenance & Pruning: No special needs required.

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Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:

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Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:

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Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.

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S.R. (Wisconsin)
Bleeding heart

The bleeding heart plants that I ordered arrived on time & in beautiful condition. They are thriving suffering no transplant shock.
Another more general thing: the app is such a handy tool to review & look up additional information about the plants I’ve received. It’s very easy to use.

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E.Q. (North Carolina)
Bleeding hearts

Plants arrive in poor shape and both had signs of root rot on them. Very disappointed with the quality of the plants. Not sure if they will survive. Paid full price for inferior plants

Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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C.B. (North Carolina)
Bleeding hearts

Box should have this end up marked on it. Plants were pretty shook up when delivered. Delivered on side. One did not survive but the other 3 seem to be doing ok. This was only place could find actual plants. Other places had bare roots for sale. Tried those an didn't grow so these are doing better than the bare roots. Would be best if shipped over night instead of sitting in hot box for 5 days but then again I ordered later than reg planting season.

Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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C.R. (Michigan)
Bleeding Hearts

They have adjusted very well. Some new growth. Good quality starter plants.

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S.P. (Massachusetts)
Bleeding hearts

Nice healthy plants doing well.

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D.L. (Michigan)

They are deciding if they lik where they are. Chipmunks liked where I planted and checked the roots. I put Irish spring soap by them so chipped will stay away.
We’ll see if they bloom next year.

J
J.T. (Maryland)
Best Ever Bleeding Hearts

Great Garden Plants is exactly the correct name for what this company puts out. My bleeding hearts arrived in excellent condition with superlative packaging and pre-planting instructions. They are thriving in their annointed places. Will be ordering from GGP often!

J
J.G. (New Jersey)
Bleeding Hearts received

Of the two plants I received, only one survived. I tried to salvage the second one by seeing if I could get it to root again, but that did not work. Next time I will wait until my local nursery has them in stock in the early Spring. This was a disappointment because I am concerned if the salvaged plant will even produce blooms in another year or two.

M
M.G. (Illinois)

At first the first batch we received was not healthy enough the second batch I received was extremely healthy and they’re already blooming

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I.S. (New York)

The bleeding heart is not blooming. Last fall I planted another bleeding heart bulb and it is in full bloom and much bigger and stronger than the one from Great Garden Plants.

Hello Ingrid!
Thanks for taking the time to leave your review, we appreciate it. We ship all of our plants as young plants, by this time next year your plant should be doing much better! Also Bleeding hearts do go dormant from heat so it may just be going dormant. That's totally normal, and it will be back next year. Even though your other one is growing more vigorously, it will have experienced a lot more heat growing in the greenhouse than an outdoor plant would have. Let us know if you have any other questions!

M
M.

Are these actual plants being shipped or bulbs?

Great Garden Plants

We do not sell seeds or bare root stock. All the plants are grown in containers. Check out sizes https://www.greatgardenplants.com/pages/sizes

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K.

Are these bulbs or potted plants when shipped?

Great Garden Plants

Hi! We ship young plants with strong, healthy root systems. We do not sell bulbs.

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M.W.

What is Zone- 3-9

Great Garden Plants

Hello! Plants are assigned to hardiness zones based on the lowest temperature they will survive. In this case, Bleeding Heart is rated for zones 3-9. If you don't know what your growing zone is, follow this link

https://www.greatgardenplants.com/pages/shopping-by-zone

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S.

Can these be cut back after first bloom….and bloom again ??

Great Garden Plants

Yes - under ideal conditions, they will bloom again, but there's no guarantee as it depends a lot on the weather and growing conditions.

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S.

Can a small plant be kept over the winter in a pot in the house?? In zone 6b.

Great Garden Plants

No, and in fact, bleeding heart naturally goes dormant in summer, so there are no leaves or stems to see. As a hardy plant, it needs to experience outdoor conditions to complete its seasonal cycle each year.