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King of Hearts Bleeding Heart

Dicentra 'King of Hearts'

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King of Hearts Bleeding Heart (Dicentra 'King of Hearts') at Make It Green Garden Centre

King of Hearts Bleeding Heart flowers

King of Hearts Bleeding Heart flowers

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

King of Hearts Bleeding Heart (Dicentra 'King of Hearts') at Make It Green Garden Centre

King of Hearts Bleeding Heart in bloom

King of Hearts Bleeding Heart in bloom

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Height:  10 inches

Spacing:  10 inches

Sunlight:  partial shade  full shade 

Hardiness Zone:  2a

Other Names:  Fernleaf Bleeding Heart, Fringed Bleeding Heart

Description:

Small but beautiful, this variety features mounds of gray-green fern-like foliage with long arching stems of intense rosy-pink heart shaped, nodding flowers; excellent in borders, containers and cutting gardens; goes into summer dormancy mid season

Ornamental Features

King of Hearts Bleeding Heart features delicate nodding rose heart-shaped flowers dangling from the stems from mid spring to mid summer. Its ferny compound leaves remain grayish green in colour throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

King of Hearts Bleeding Heart is an herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

King of Hearts Bleeding Heart is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Rock/Alpine Gardens
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Container Planting

Planting & Growing

King of Hearts Bleeding Heart will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen! As this plant tends to go dormant in summer, it is best interplanted with late-season bloomers to hide the dying foliage.

This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone over the growing season to conserve soil moisture. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

King of Hearts Bleeding Heart is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden. Be aware that in our climate, most plants cannot be expected to survive the winter if left in containers outdoors, and this plant is no exception. Contact our experts for more information on how to protect it over the winter months.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Rock  Edging  Garden  Container 
Applications
Flowers  Texture  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features