Prefers moist, partial shade with good drainage tolerates full sun if given plenty of water pest/disease problems. Herbaceous perennial to 1.5', arching habit.īlooms late spring to fall lacy foliage are fern-like in appearance flower scapes bear numerous 'hearts' used in perennial garden, rock gardens, shade garden. Inflorescence erect-spreading, flowers pendulous.Fernlike, finely dissected, ternately decompound leaves.This plant is classified as a NC Significantly Rare species.įamily name Papaveraceae (formerly Fumariaceae) All parts of this plant are toxic if consumed in large quantities. It can naturalize by seed dispersal by ants if happy so it does well in naturalized areas, native, rock and shade gardens. In hot climates, it may stop blooming in summer and rebloom in fall.

The fern-like foliage and blooms appear in spring and bloom time can continue into summer. It prefers rich, moist, well-drained soil and does not like wet winter soil. See below Descriptionįringed bleeding heart is a beautiful, native perennial plant occurring on forest floors, rocky woods and ledges in the Appalachian Mountains. Phonetic Spelling dy-SEN-trah eks-IH-mee-ah This plant has low severity poison characteristics.

Dicentra eximia wild bleeding heart