Dicentra Eximia Qt

Bleeding Heart, Fringed Bleeding Heart, Wild Bleeding Heart
Dicentra eximia

RARE. WNC Native - these beautiful woodland perennials deserve a spot in every garden. Gorgeous pink heart-shaped flowers and lush, fern-like foliage make these showstoppers in shady areas.

Combine these beauties with native Heuchera americana (Coral Bells), Iris cristata (Dwarf crested Iris), Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense), and more for a lovely, low maintenance garden bed. They prefer moist, well-draining soil but do have some drought tolerance once established.

Classified as a NC Significantly Rare species. They are predominantly found in the Appalachian mountains.

Wild Bleeding Hearts attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Resistant to deer and rabbits. 

Hardy to zone 3 (-40F).

Plant Nerd: Wild Bleeding Hearts have special fleshy structures called elaiosome which are attached to the seeds. Ants are highly attracted to the elaisosomes and love to feed them to their young, in the process the ants help to slowly spread the plants.