Light
Shade: fewer than 2 direct hours daily; Partial shade: 2–6 direct hours daily.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Bleeding Heart
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Perennials · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) has a clumping / erect / mounding growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: cuneate, lanceolate, ovate. Flower colours recorded: pink, white.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: clumping, erect, mounding. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Cabarrusco Hope Duckworth · Source · CC BY 4.0.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep moist during growth without winter saturation. Dry summer soil shortens its leafy season.
Soil & drainage
Suitable textures: Clay, Loam (Silt), Sand. Soil reaction: Alkaline (>8.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0).
Outdoor hardiness
Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.
Through the seasons
Summer dieback can be normal dormancy rather than plant death.
Pets & little ones
The source lists low poisoning severity. Reported harmful parts: flowers, fruits, leaves, roots, sap/juice, seeds, stems. Do not ingest; keep away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.