Common bleeding hearts (Dicentra Formosa, Lamprocapnos spectabilis) are lovely little herbaceous perennial plants. Today I’ll share a few bleeding heart plant care secrets, so you can grow and ...

Fine land slide material had built up over many years in one spot, just inches at the toe. In this well-drained, relatively infertile mineral soil grew the Pacific bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa).

The western species, Dicentra formosa (western bleeding heart), occurs naturally from northern California to British Columbia while our eastern species, Dicentra eximia (fern-leaf or fringed ...

Dicentra Formosa Langtrees (aka Pearl Drops) and Luxuriant are also great choices. These varieties are a little more drought tolerant.

Our Pacific Northwest native species (Dicentra formosa) is useful, as well, and stays a little shorter at about 18 inches.

The more commonly grown wild species includes Dicentra eximia from the middle Atlantic states. On the opposite coast grows the western bleeding heart, Dicentra formosa.

This garden mixes native plants, such as the bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa) at the foot of a rustic fence. For a list of native plants suitable for gardens east of the Cascades, refer to ...