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Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis · Perennial
Bleeding Heart is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 2–3 ft. It does best in full shade and part shade in well-drained and moist soil. Expect pink and white blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to black walnut and deer and rabbits.
- USDA zones
- 3-9
- Sun
- Full shade, Part shade
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Deer, Rabbits
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Siberia, Japan, Northern China, and Korea
Will it survive your winters?
We score Bleeding Heart’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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