White Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding Heart) 'Alba - 2 PLANT

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Daikon RadishAlba' is the charming, white flowered form of the Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart that has been a garden favorite for years. It is a vigorous plant that will provide successful results for even the beginning gardener. This perennial will mature to a large size and is best left undisturbed. Graceful, early summer-flowering perennial with sprays of heart-shaped flowers dangling from arching, fleshy stems. Best for the shaded border or woodland garden. Because foliage goes dormant, it is best to plant this bleeding heart through a loose ground cover or among later developing perennials such as hostas and ferns which will fill in as the bleeding heart foliage begins to die back. This is a Herbaceous perennial. Also a good cut flower.Size: 2-3 eye · Hardiness: Zones 4-9Common: Bleeding Heart · Flower: Pure WhiteBotanical: Dicentra Spectabilis 'Alba' · Family: FumariaceaeHeight: 18-24 · Pests: No serious insect or disease problems. Some susceptibility to aphid infestations. Good soil drainage is essential for plant survival.Bloomtime: May-June · Spacing: 15-18 Foliage: Blue-Green, fern-like and segmented.Exposure:This plant prefers shade to partial sun.Notes: This species of bleeding heart has been a common, old garden favorite for many years. It features graceful, soft green foliage that is less deeply divided than most other Dicentra species, and 1 long, rose pink, nodding, heart-shaped, flowers with protruding white inner petals borne on one side of and hanging in a row from long, arching, stems above the foliage in mid to late spring. The common name is in reference to the protruding inner petals of the heart-shaped flower which purportedly give the appearance of a bleeding heart. Plant typically grows 2-3' tall. Except in the far northern part of its range, the foliage usually goes dormant no later than mid-summer.Planting instructions: May be planted in any well-drained soil. Dig a hole large enough to encompasExported By ExportYourStore