Family: Fumariaceae
Scientific Name: Dicentra exima Dolly Sods
Common Name: Dolly Sods Bleeding Heart
Description | An improved Fringed bleeding heart collected in the Dolly Sods area of West Virginia. |
Pronunciation | (dy-SEN-tra)(eks-IM-ee-ah) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
Sunlight | partial sun to shade |
Moisture | average to moist |
Flowers | Light pink flowers are held just above the foliage, with a long season of bloom. (Plants Delight Nursery reports 75 days) |
Leaves | lacy, finely dissected, blue-green to gray green , basal leaves are ternate compound |
Dimensions | 18 inches tall by 2-3 foot spread |
Propagation | division, seeds, root cuttings |
Cultivar Origin | A clone collected in the famous Dolly Sods area in West Virginia's Tucker Co. |
Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills)
, #115-Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis and Their Relatives (Mark Tebbit, Magnus Liden, Henrik Zetterlund), #212-Plant Delights Nursery (www.plantdelights.com) |
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