Luxuriant Bleeding Heart

Luxuriant Garden Fringe & Hearts

Love at first bloom is exactly what gardeners feel when they meet the Luxuriant Bleeding Heart (Dicentra 'Luxuriant'). This shade-loving perennial shines with bright pink heart-shaped flowers, fern-like gray-green foliage, a long bloom period, and a sweet woodland charm that lights up cool, moist garden corners. The flowers are fragrant in a light, fresh woodland way, and its extended bloom season makes this Bleeding Heart plant a favorite for pollinator lovers and shade gardeners looking for dependable, showy color.

This hybrid is a refined selection of the classic old-fashioned Bleeding Heart, offering deeply dissected gray-green foliage, stronger vigor, and a much longer flowering window. The airy stems hold the blooms above the foliage so the hearts appear to float, giving every planting that magical Ma Nature wink. Its mound-forming habit and lacy texture pair beautifully with shade perennials like Astilbe, Hosta, and Solomon's Seal.

Originating from woodland relatives across North America and Asia, Dicentra has long symbolized compassion, love, and heartfelt emotion. Part of the Poppy family, this romantic perennial earns its reputation as one of the most treasured flowers in cottage gardens, wildlife gardens, and woodland gardens across generations.

Key Features

• Pink heart-shaped flowers with two decorative spurs
• Fine, fern-like gray-green foliage
• Long bloom period in cool, shaded gardens
• Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, and beneficial pollinators
• Compact hybrid with refined, dissected foliage
• Thrives in moist, organic, woodland-style soil
• Perfect companion for Astilbe, Hosta, Ferns, and Solomon's Seal

Landscaping Uses

Use Luxuriant Bleeding Heart anywhere you want long-lasting pops of pink in shady beds. Its compact size makes it ideal for borders, woodland paths, and layered plantings with other shade perennials.

• Woodland gardens and naturalized shade beds
• Border fronts and shady foundation plantings
• Mixed perennial shade gardens needing texture and romance
• Companion plant to Hosta, Astilbe, Ferns, and Solomon's Seal
• Pollinator-friendly planting designs
• Shady walkway or patio edges

Care & Maintenance

Hardy in USDA growing zones 3 to 9, this herbaceous perennial (learn more: planting perennials) thrives in cool, moist, shaded conditions and loves humus-rich, well-drained soil. Keep it consistently moist during establishment, and it will reward you with months of blooms.

• Planting Time: Spring or fall
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to full shade; prefers morning sun and afternoon shade
• Soil Requirements: Moist, well-drained, organic soil; dislikes heavy clay and poor drainage
• Moisture Needs: Keep evenly moist; use the Finger Test; new plants need regular moisture their first year
• Arborist Mulch: Apply 3 to 4 inches of mulch (learn why: how and why to mulch)
• Fertilization: Use compost or a slow-release, balanced fertilizer in spring
• Pruning: Cut back foliage when it goes dormant
• Division: Divide every few years in spring or fall to maintain vigor
• Special Perks: Pollinator-friendly, shade-tolerant, cold-hardy, deer-resistant, low-maintenance once established
• May go dormant in the summer heat and sunnier locations. Read about supporting perennials through summer dormancy here.

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A Heartfelt Shade Garden Star

If your garden needs a plant that blooms its heart out in the shade, Luxuriant Bleeding Heart is ready to steal the show. Its long flowering season, graceful texture, and romantic pink blooms make it an unforgettable choice for gardeners of every generation. Order your Luxuriant Bleeding Heart today from Nature Hills and enjoy premium quality plants delivered right to your door.

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