bleeding heart
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall1.5 to 2.5 feet wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White/pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland gardens, cottage gardens, and borders. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist soil of most types. It forms a clumping mound with white and pink blooms in spring. Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees visit the flowers. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with Lungwort, Christmas fern, and Annabelle hydrangea.
Native range
Asia and Manchuria.