Bleeding Heart Plant | Dicentra spectabilis 'Valentine'
Romance flowering from Spring
Grown by Jack
Hereford
Choose your size
Out of stock
Currently out of stock
Currently out of stock
Currently out of stock
Plant diary
- Flower
- Harvest
Bleeding Heart Plant
Dicentra spectabilis 'Valentine'
- Our 3L potted plants are premium, garden ready plants with a well established root system and strong, bushy growth.
- Beautiful red heart-shaped flowers with a drip of white
- Provides blooms in spring to ring in the new growing season
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Can be grown in the shadier parts of your garden
- Foliage is a vibrant and fresh green for great ground cover
- Rarely ever affected by pests or diseases
What to expect
Supplied as
Height on arrival
Eventual height
Eventual spread
Flower colour
Habit
Hardiness
Spacing
Will this grow in my garden?
Can I grow this in a pot?
Yes, the Bleeding Heart Plant grows well in a 40 cm container, ideally placed in a shaded spot where temperatures do not exceed 20°C.
How big does it get?
The Bleeding Heart Plant typically reaches a mature height of 60 cm and a spread of 45 cm.
How much sunlight does this need?
Bleeding Heart Plant requires partial to full shade to flourish.
What kind of soil does this plant prefer?
Bleeding Heart Plant prefers moist, fertile, humus-rich soil, ideally keeping the root zone cool.
How much watering does this plant need?
The Bleeding Heart Plant thrives in consistently moist soil and should be watered generously, aiming for 2 to 3 cm of water per week, especially if temperatures rise above 20°C.
Will this plant need pruning?
No strict pruning is required, but Bleeding Heart Plant generally benefits from deadheading faded flowers to encourage further blooming and cutting back dead foliage in late autumn or early spring.
How hardy is this plant?
Dicentra spectabilis 'Valentine' is very hardy with an RHS rating of H6, withstanding temperatures down to -20°C, making it hardy throughout the UK.
The wider garden
Hereford
Meet Jack
Perennials born in Herefordshire, blooming in your garden
Our perennials start life in the rolling Herefordshire hills, where Jack and his team trial over 250 new varieties each year to bring you the best performing and most sustainable plants in the UK. With over forty years of excellence, it’s no surprise that they’ve won the HTA Plant Grower of the Year award two years running.
What customers say about us
We do our best to provide you the best experience ever
Learn from our experts
For growing advice that's clear and easy to follow
What customers say about us
We do our best to provide you the best experience ever
Fighting plastic waste
Delivering fresh from the nursery
Supporting UK growers