Bleeding HeartDicentra spectabilisHeight: 1' average mature height Zones: 3-8 Find my zone Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun, full sun in cooler climates Watering: needs little to no summer water once established, one or two deep watering cycles per summer Maximum Water: tolerates occasional winter flooding but needs drier soil in the summer Habit: spreads slowly to moderately by the roots Flowers In: June Foliage: deciduous Growth Rate: slow
Size Availability
Out of season.
Our main crop of most plants is available starting in late fall.
Additional batches of plugs and quarts are added throughout the year.
Many of our plants are propagated in limited quantities and can sell out quickly when posted, get on the notification list below so you don't miss out. Add your email to be notified as soon as we have them back in stock:
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Production notes: rarely available; low demand coupled with difficult or limited propagation, only produced in years when there is unused propagation space
Pink petals shaped like a heart hang off of fast growing stems on Pink Bleeding Heart. Bleeding heart is drought tolerant and easy to grow, and is one of the best flowers for a dry shaded area. Plants will typically produce flowers even in their first year and continue to produce more and more flowers with each coming year. During the summer plants will often die back to the ground and then emerge in the fall again with a second set of flowers. The flower color often varies between various shades of pink depending on the soil type and sun exposure.
This is one of the few perennial plants that deer don't like and coupled with its outstanding drought tolerance makes this an excellent choice for large plantings and areas outside of your typical gardening area.
Dicentra spectabilis has recently been reclassified as Lamprocapnos spectabilis, however because most people still recognize this plant by Dicentra we haven't changed the name in our listing yet.
 A plant which has just started to bloom, notice the emerging flowers on the tips of some of the new growth.
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 Each stem blooms for several weeks with new flowers developing from the growing tip.
Source: Commons
Packing Plants For ShippingWe pack our plants depending on the needs of each species and size, most plants ship best with the roots packed in moist sawdust or bark fines but some species don't like root disturbance and are shipped in a soil-less growing media. Excess soil is washed from the roots in preparation for shipping (18-24" White Pines)  Plants are bundled together to fit in boxes  Bundles of plants are secured in long boxes. Plant Sizes 3 gallon Dawn Redwood  Standard quart shrub  Standard 14-18" multi-stem tree size  Standard deep plug pine tree Bamboo Plants Are Shipped In Their ContainersBamboo roots are not flexible and so plants have to be shipped in their containers. These plants are heavier and are shipped separately from bare root plants. Because they are potted they can handle longer transit times so can ship via UPS Ground instead of USPS Air Mail. Potted plants can also be shipped year-round.We regularly top our 1 gallon bamboo plants at 24-30 inches tall throughout the growing season. This results in dense, bushy foliage while allowing for economical shipping. From this size most running species will grow to 5-6 feet tall in the first spring and clumping species will usually grow to 4-5 feet tall.  1 gallon bamboo plants strapped in and ready to be sealed. Unpacking Bare Root PlantsYou will be sent tracking details as soon as your plants are shipped. Unpack your plants as quickly as possible after they are delivered. We use two types of boxes, side-sealing and top-sealing. For boxes that are taped along the whole length you can cut the tape on either side and remove the plant bundles by cutting the tape holding the bundle to the bottom. For boxes that are sealed on the top and bottom, it is easiet to open the bottom of the box (the shipping label is at the top) and pull the bundle of plants out straight out. Check that the box is empty as there can be a second bundle of plants stuck towards the top. A bundle of trees. What if I am not able to plant right away?You can usually leave the plants in their shipping container unopened for 1-2 days if there were no shipping delays and you have received your plants from late November through February. Plants shipped when it is warmer can't stay in their packages for as long.For longer term storage of plants you can pot them up or plant them in rows close together temporarily and then pull them out later in the spring to be planted again. This keeps the roots moist while allowing for air flow to the tops. The roots should have good contact with the soil to ensure they have access to adequate moisture. |
Size Availability
Out of season.
Our main crop of most plants is available starting in late fall.
Additional batches of plugs and quarts are added throughout the year.
Many of our plants are propagated in limited quantities and can sell out quickly when posted, get on the notification list below so you don't miss out. Add your email to be notified as soon as we have them back in stock:
This does NOT subscribe your email to any mailing lists, our system will only send an inventory notification message.
Production notes: rarely available; low demand coupled with difficult or limited propagation, only produced in years when there is unused propagation space
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