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