Dicentra 'Valentine'
"Red bleeding heart"
Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Fall in love with Dicentra 'Valentine', a red-hot relative of the cute pastel pink bleeding hearts. This seldom seen version heats up a shaded area with warm, intense colour. Bearing pendulous hearts in passionate red and lacy white, the arching stems and young foliage first emerge an interesting bronze hue, maturing to a tasteful grey-green for truly breath-taking impact. We think Dicentra 'Valentine' would pair well with the similarly-shade loving Aquilegia 'Ruby Port' for a dusky, sultry planting combination.
Dicentra, currently known as Lamprocapnos, are the jewel in the crown of the late spring garden. Favouring full or partial shade, Dicentra spectabilis 'Valentine' are best positioned in a sheltered spot amongst other plants, where their delicate stems can unfurl with characteristic elegance—untroubled by any spring storms or harsh sun rays. Just allow the foliage to die back naturally through summer, and tidy up any leftover stems—ready for another spectacular show next spring.
Key features
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Comes back every year
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Great for shade
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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RHS Award (AGM)
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Valentine' ('Hordival'ᴾᴮᴿ)
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Flower colour
Red, pink, white
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Rhizome size
2/3
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Established height
50-70cm
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Established spread
30-50cm
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Plant spacing
5 rhizomes per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1-2 years
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Sunlight
Full shade
Partial shade
Dappled shade
Full sun -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Large containers
Borders
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Coastal gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
Damp -
Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Clay
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
RHS Award (AGM)
Yes
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Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
No
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
Harmful if eaten
Skin/eyes irritant
Plant calendar
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak the Dicentra 'Valentine' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting
Plant your "Red bleeding heart" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed. Some varieties are a length of root which should be planted lengthways and shallowly (1-2cm deep).
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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