Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant'
Fernleaf Bleeding Heart
Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant' produces bell-shaped, pinkish-red flowers from early to late summer at a height of 30cm. It has fine blue-green foliage and is a compact form of the popular bleeding heart.
Contributed by @AmyJanette
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Fernleaf Bleeding Heart
Latin name
Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Papaveraceae
ph
6.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant'
Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant' produces bell-shaped, pinkish-red flowers from early to late summer at a height of 30cm. It has fine blue-green foliage and is a compact form of the popular bleeding heart.
Planting Outdoors
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant container grown plants in spring. They thrive in moist, humusy rich, well-drained soil in partial to full shade. They will tolerate full sun in cooler climates, provided they are kept moist. These plants will tolerate slightly alkaline soil. When planting, add lots of compost, humus, or peat moss to the soil to enhance its water retention capabilities.
Propagation by cuttings
From Late Autumn TO Late Autumn
Dicentra plants can be propagated by 6-8cm root cuttings which are best taken in late autumn. Carefully lift the plant out of the ground, do not to damage its roots. Rinse the roots in water to remove all soil. With a sharp knife, take off 8cm lengths of pencil thin roots. Fill pots with compost to which grit has been added, lay the cuttings, spaced out, on top. Cover with a thin layer of compost. Water well, label pots and place in a in a cold frame or somewhere cool indoors. Replant the parent plant.