Plant Finder Features How It Works Pricing Testimonials Blog

The UK's leading eCommerce platform for horticulture businesses.

Product

Features
How It Works
Pricing

Company

About
Blog
Contact

Legal

Twitter LinkedIn

bleeding heart 'King of Hearts' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

Home/Plants/Perennials

Plants > Perennials

bleeding heart 'King of Hearts'

Dicentra 'King of Hearts'

Genus: Dicentra
Family: Papaveraceae

About this plant

'King of Hearts' is a compact, bushy perennial to 25cm tall. In spring and summer, arching sprays of deep pink heart-shaped flowers are held above the feathery, finely-divided blue-green leaves

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoam

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedMoist But Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile, humus-rich soil, preferably neutral or slightly alkaline. Does best in partial shade although will tolerate a sunnier spot if the soil is moist

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by division in early spring or after the leaves have died down

Pests

Slugs and snails can attack the foliage in spring

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

Submerged AquaticGreenhouseOutdoorBog Garden

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years