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Dicentra spectablis 'Alba'
White Bleeding Heart
White Bleeding Heart is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial with medium green compound leaves. Nodding puffed white heart shaped flowers with protruding white inner petals bloom on long leaning stems in spring before the foliage emerges. Flowers best in part shade and consistently moist rich well-drained acidic soils. Foliage goes dormant in summer.
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Height: |
2' - 2.5' |
Spread: |
1.5' - 2' |
Spacing: |
1.5' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 9 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Intolerant of wet soils in winter and dry soils in summer. Some susceptibility to aphids.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Strawberry Foxglove, Lenten Rose, Foam Flower
IMAGES: Meneerke bloem, Dicentra spectabilis Alba01, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Dicentra spectabilis Alba 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Meneerke bloem, Dicentra spectabilis Alba02, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Dicentra spectabilis Alba 4zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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