Dicentra formosa
PACIFIC BLEEDING HEART, DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES
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Dicentra formosa is commonly known as western, wild or Pacific bleeding-heart is native to the United States' Pacific Northwest and West Coast of North America.
It has fern-like foliage and heart-shaped flowers whcih dropp and are salmon-pink "hearts" and borne in clusters. It blooms from mid-spring to autumn, with peak flowering in spring. Its leaves are three to four times divided and fern-like.
The Pacific bleeding-heart is frequently confused with the fringed bleeding-heart (Dicentra eximia) and sold under that name. The fringed bleeding-heart has narrower flowers and longer, more curved outer petal tips.
Type: Hardy perennial
Height: 18", 45cm
Location: Part shade or full shade
Hardiness zones: 3-8
Seeds per packet: 10
Sow just under the surface of the soil and water in. Leave them at room temperature for 4 weeks. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. They will not grow yet. Then a cooling period is required. Cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 6 weeks. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold stratification period they are then brought back to a cool room (15-18°C, 59-68°F) for them to germinate. Germination can be erratic, generally 30-90 days after the warming period, though some can take longer.
Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
Dicentra formosa
PACIFIC BLEEDING HEART, DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES
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Dicentra formosa is commonly known as western, wild or Pacific bleeding-heart is native to the United States' Pacific Northwest and West Coast of North America.
It has fern-like foliage and heart-shaped flowers whcih dropp and are salmon-pink "hearts" and borne in clusters. It blooms from mid-spring to autumn, with peak flowering in spring. Its leaves are three to four times divided and fern-like.
The Pacific bleeding-heart is frequently confused with the fringed bleeding-heart (Dicentra eximia) and sold under that name. The fringed bleeding-heart has narrower flowers and longer, more curved outer petal tips.
Type: Hardy perennial
Height: 18", 45cm
Location: Part shade or full shade
Hardiness zones: 3-8
Seeds per packet: 10
Sow just under the surface of the soil and water in. Leave them at room temperature for 4 weeks. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. They will not grow yet. Then a cooling period is required. Cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 6 weeks. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold stratification period they are then brought back to a cool room (15-18°C, 59-68°F) for them to germinate. Germination can be erratic, generally 30-90 days after the warming period, though some can take longer.
Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.