A classic cottage garden staple, bleeding heart has long been a favorite in perennial shade gardens. The roughly 20 species in the Dicentra genus are native to Asia and North America. The most popular ...

Dicentra spectabilis is valued in gardens for its heart-shaped pink and white flowers. Dicentra scandens is a climbing vine that attracts hummingbirds. Dicentra 'bacchanal' has one of the deepest red ...

Dear Master Gardener: I remember my grandmother having bleeding heart plants in her garden and would like to have some in my garden too. Is this a plant for sun or shade? What are some planting tips?

The common Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis) is an herbaceous perennial flower with dangling, dainty pink, red, or white heart-shaped blooms. The Latin name is as descriptive as the English name.

I came away from this year’s Garden Press Event blabbering non-stop about one plant that’s absolutely perfect for a cottage garden – and I can’t believe it isn’t already at the top of our radars. The ...

Every spring, Dicentra spectabilis, commonly called bleeding hearts, blooms in Redlands. Long sweeping branches filled with dangling bright-pink heart-shaped blooms cover the thick prehistoric-looking ...

These elegant perennials with fern-like leaves and heart-shaped blooms on arching stems are extremely easy to grow and flower early, peaking in May. The taller types make good planting companions with ...