King of Hearts Pacific bleeding heart
Dicentra formosa 'King of Hearts'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size9 to 18 inches tall9 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Cascading
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Carmine-rose
- Foliage color
- Black, blue, green, purple/lavender
- Soil types
- Loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'King of Hearts' Pacific bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa 'King of Hearts') is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland settings, and borders. 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, loamy, clay, or chalky soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It forms a cascading mound of foliage with carmine-rose flowers. Blooms appear in spring, summer, and autumn, and hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees visit them.
Pairs well with August Moon hosta, Sensitive fern, Sedge, and Spanish bluebell.