Scientific Name: Dicentra spectabilis ' Alba'
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Zone: Hardy to zone 3
Height: 75cm (30'')
Space: 45-90cm (18-36'')
Bloom Description: White
Bloom time: Late spring
Light: Part shade to full shade (Less than 4 hours of daily sun)
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium
Suggested Use: Naturalize
Flower: Showy
Tolerate: Rabbit, Heavy Shade
Garden Uses
Best for the shaded border or woodland garden. Because foliage goes dormant, it is best to plant this bleeding heart through a loose ground cover or among later developing perennials such as hostas and ferns which will fill in as the bleeding heart foliage begins to die back.
