Dicentra spectabilis 'Valentine'

Lamprocapnos spectabilis | Bleeding Heart, Dutchman's Breeches, Lyre Flower

Hardy Perennial

£9.99

Heart shaped blooms in spring

Attractive clumps of foliage

Ideal for lightly shaded damp borders

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Dicentra spectablis 'Valentine' is a stunning variety producing scarlet heart-shaped blooms that hang from arhcing red stems. 'Valentine' will be eye catching in the Spring border right from the moment the plum-coloured shoots push through the soil in the Spring. The foliage is delicate and ferny and will mature to a glorious dark grey-green, making this the perfect backdrop for the beautiful blooms. Plant in damp borders and woodland gardens where these will thrive. These would look equally as stunning spilling over the edges of a shady patio container. Height: 75cm (30"). Spread: 60cm (24").

Plant Size Height Up to 75cm (30in)
Spread Up to 60cm (24in)

Hardiness & Longevity Hardy Perennial

Ideal For cottage gardenswoodland garden

Position In sun or semi shadedappled shade

Flowering Months

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1 Jumbo Plug Plant (KB5267)

Pot up plug plants using free-draining compost, and grow them on in frost free conditions until large enough to plant outside. Once they are well grown and all risk of frost has passed, acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days before planting them outdoors. Grow dicentra plants in well drained, reliably moist, fertile ground in partial or dappled-shade. Dicentra prefers a humus-rich, neutral or alkaline soil. Improve soil conditions by adding plenty of well-rotted manure or garden compost prior to planting.

In spring, apply a mulch of chipped bark or well-rotted garden compost to the base of the plant to help retain moisture in the soil during the growing season. Dicentras have particularly fragile roots and are best left undisturbed if possible. However, overcrowded clumps may be divided in late autumn or early spring if necessary.

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Van Meuwen strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3.