| Description | One of the better Dicentra hybrids to appear on the market in recent years. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 2 |
| Sunlight | partial shade |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | rosy pink, pendent, heart shaped with two spurs on arching branches, borne an inflorescence called a raceme |
| Leaves | finely cut blue/green foliage. |
| Dimensions | A small plant reaching 8-12" tall by equal spread. |
| Propagation | Division in the early spring or fall. |
| Cultivar Origin | Dicentra King of Hearts originated at the White Flower Farms (USA). It was the result of a cross between D. peregrina (a difficult to grow plant from Japan) and either D.formosa subsp. oregana and D. exima. First released in 1992. |
| Notes & Reference | #115-Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis and Their Relatives (Mark Tebbit, Magnus Liden, Henrik Zetterlund) |
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