Description
Enhance your shade garden with Dicentra Spectabilis Yellow Seeds, producing delicate heart-shaped yellow flowers. Known as Bleeding Heart, this perennial adds graceful foliage and long-lasting spring blooms to woodland, cottage, and shade gardens.
Ideal for borders, garden beds, and naturalized areas, Dicentra Spectabilis is low-maintenance, deer-resistant, and attracts pollinators such as bees.
Features
- Elegant yellow, heart-shaped flowers
- Hardy perennial suitable for shaded gardens
- Adds early-season color and texture to borders and beds
- Deer-resistant and low-maintenance
- Attracts pollinators including bees and butterflies
- Ideal for woodland and cottage-style gardens
Specifications
- Botanical Name: Dicentra spectabilis
- Type: Perennial
- Flower Color: Yellow
- Light Requirements: Partial to Full Shade
- Soil Type: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil
- Bloom Season: Spring
- Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 39
- Plant Height: 2436 inches (23 feet)
- Plant Spacing: 1218 inches apart
- Germination Time: 1428 days
- Planting Depth: Lightly cover seeds with soil
- Watering Needs: Moderate; keep soil moist during establishment
- Ideal Growing Season: Fall or Spring sowing for optimal germination
- Maintenance: Remove spent flowers and cut back foliage after blooming to maintain plant vigor
Planting Guide
- Sow seeds indoors 810 weeks before the last frost or directly outdoors in fall or spring.
- Lightly cover seeds with soil and maintain consistent moisture until germination.
- Keep soil temperature around 6570F (1821C) for optimal germination.
- Space seedlings 1218 inches apart in partial to full shade.
- Water moderately and remove spent flowers to encourage healthy growth.
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