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Dicentra 'Aurora'
Rugged Enough for Rock Gardens | Hardy Enough for Zone 3
- Genus: Dicentra
- Species: formosa
- Variety: 'Aurora'
- Item Form: Bareroot
- Zone: 3 - 9
- Bloom Start To End: Late Spring - Late Summer
- Habit: Compact
- Plant Height: 12 in
- Plant Width: 18 in
- Bloom Color: Light Pink, White
- Foliage Color: Gray, Medium Green
- Light Requirements: Part Shade
- Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained
- Resistance: Deer Resistance
- Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy
- Uses: Beds, Border, Containers, Foliage Interest, Ground Cover
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Long blooming, this bleeding heart produces sprays of weeping, heart-shaped blossoms from late spring to late summer. The white flowers blush pink and dangle gracefully on long, leafless stems above the deeply cut, fern-like, grey-green foliage.
Don't let the delicate flowers and elegant lacy leaves fool you. This herbaceous perennial is rugged enough to be planted in a rock garden and hardy enough to grow in Zone 3. And unlike other bleeding hearts, it won't go dormant in summer if watered consistently. Applying a 2-inch layer of mulch over a thin layer of compost helps retain moisture, and removing faded flowers regularly keeps the blooms coming.
A compact, dwarf shrub, growing approximately 1 foot tall and wide, it is very versatile, great for edging or underplanting, and can even be grown as a groundcover. Mass plantings definitely give the best effect. It grows well in fertile, hummus rich, moist, well-drained soil, and thrives in dappled sunlight. It is full shade tolerant; however, it won't flower as heavily in full shade.
Deer and rabbit resistant.
Uses: Rock Gardens, Underplanting of Shrubs, Borders, Mass Planting, Groundcover