Scientific Name:
Dicentra eximia
(incl. hybrid cvs.)
Pronunciation:
dye-SEN-truh ex-IM-ee-uh
Common Name:
fringed bleeding heart
Family Name:
Papaveraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, finely divided into leaflets and lobes, gray-green, mostly 20-35cm long x 10-15cm wide; florets with longer wings on the outer petals (similar to but narrower and less rounded than D. formosa).
Habit:
Arching, Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include D. 'Alba' and D. 'Ivory Hearts' (D. peregrina x D. 'Alba'). Other popular hybrid cultivars include D. 'Luxuriant' (D. eximia x D. formosa) and D. 'King of Hearts' (D. peregrina x D. formosa subsp. oregana x D. eximia).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Dissected, Compound
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Bipinnate
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Incised, Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Urceolate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink, Red (species has pink flowers)
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, linear
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
