Dicentra Valentine

  • Scientific Name: Dicentra formosa
  • Habits: Upright | Mounded
  • Height: 60cm – 75cm
  • Spacing:
  • Width: 60cm – 75cm
  • Exposure: Part Sun | Shade
  • Emerges in spring and quickly forms robusts clumps of deep green foliage with purple tints, topped with arching flower stems
  • Flowering stems are deep red and the large, heart-shaped flowers are bright red with a white tip, hanging from the arching, leafless stems
  • Makes an intersting addition to fresh bouquets, lasting about 2 weeks in a vase
  • If plants are kept well-watered during the spring, dormancy may be delayed until late summer or early autumn