Dicentra formosa/Pacific Bleeding Heart, Western Bleeding Heart, Fernleaf Bleeding Heart

Fern-like foliage
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Fern-like foliage	Last of the flowers on a specimen plant growing in a Western North Carolina Garden in August	Close-up image of flower and foliage
Foliage turning brown at the end of the growing season


Scientific Name:	Dicentra formosa
Common Name:	Pacific Bleeding Heart, Western Bleeding Heart, Fernleaf Bleeding Heart
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Determine Your Zone
Height:	2- 5 feet
Spread:	1-2 feet
Bloom time:	Spring, Summer
Flower color:	Pink, Purple
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun, Filtered Shade
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:	Slow
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Comments:	This is a perennial that will colonize in shaded gardens where the soil contains a reasonable amount of humus. Self-seeding is common when plants are growing in favorable environments. Provide indirect sunlight and a fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Reported that all parts are poisonous if ingested. Bees, and butterflies attracted to the pinkish-purple flowers that appear in late spring and summer.