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Sometimes called Turkey Corn, they grow 1-2 feet high and wide. Known as Dicentra eximia, they are part of the Fumitory Family (Fumariaceae). This year they grew beautifully and filled out in their large containers.Įven though I have already profiled one native Dicentra ( Dicentra cucullaria) this year, I thought Wild Bleeding Heart would make another wonderful plant to highlight for this series. I decided on Fringed or Wild Bleeding Heart, ordered some bare root plants last year, and over wintered them in pots. So I thought I would add a native Bleeding Heart, in hopes it would grow more readily. I have always loved Bleeding Hearts, but the Asian Bleeding Heart ( Lamprocapnos spectabilis) has not adapted to my garden easily. All parts cause severe discomfort if eaten.“Let us decide on the route that we wish to take to pass our life, and attempt to sow that route with flowers.” ~Madame du Chatelet.Native wildflower of the eastern United States.Can also be increased rapidly by division in fall or early spring. Propagate by seed sown immediately or in the spring after a cold-moist period.Great for shaded beds and borders, rock gardens, woodland gardens, underplanting shrubs or as a ground cover.It is full shade tolerant but be aware that too much shade will result in few flowers.

Thrives in part shade and is easily grown in fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soils.

Will colonize very slowly by rhizomes and self-seeding. Heat tolerant if planted in rich, moist soil in shade, Dicentra eximia is an excellent choice for southern gardens. spectabilis), which is often cultivated in eastern gardens and usually goes dormant by mid-summer. A reliable performer, Dicentra eximia resembles the showier Asian Bleeding Heart ( D. Flowering will stop in the heat of the summer (particularly in the hotter climates) and may start again in late summer or early fall. Blooming freely over a long period extending from early spring to frost, charming clusters of small rose-pink buds open to reveal pale to dark pink, nodding, heart-shaped blossoms which dance gracefully above the lush foliage mound. Native to the eastern United States, Dicentra eximia (Fringed Bleeding Heart) is a compact, bushy perennial adorned with a ferny, much dissected, gray-green foliage which persists throughout the growing season and does not go summer dormant if given adequate moisture.