Fire Island dutchman's breeches
Dicentra 'Fire Island'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Fire Island' dutchman's breeches (Dicentra 'Fire Island') is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland settings, borders, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It blooms in early to late spring and again in early to late summer. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Fire and Ice hosta, Sensitive fern, Spanish bluebell, and Sedge.