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    DICENTRA

    Feb 01, 2023 4 minutes

    PLANT PROFILE

    What Rhizomatous or tuberous perennials for the shade garden. Made up of around eight species in the Papaveraceae family, they are commonly known as bleeding hearts. Several close relatives, including Lamprocapnos spectabilis, the yellow-flowered Ehrendorferia chrysantha, and the climbing Dactylicapnos macrocapnos and D. scandens, have been included in Dicentra at one time.

    Origins They are native to North America and parts of far eastern Asia.

    Season From spring and into summer with some still flowering in autumn if growing conditions are suitable.

    Generally, 20cm high and up to 50cm wide but depends on growing conditions, and some species and

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