Overview

Transform your garden into a serene haven with this exquisite set of two white bleeding heart live plant specimens. Known for their unique, heart-shaped white flowers, these perennial vines add a touch of delicate beauty to any landscape. The scientific name for this captivating plant is Lamprocapnos spectabilis ‘Alba’, previously known as Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’. These fully rooted plants arrive ready for planting, typically measuring 4-6 inches, ensuring a strong start in your garden. The white bleeding heart live plant is a beloved choice for gardeners seeking a distinctive and charming addition that thrives in cooler, temperate climates.

These vigorous vines are perfect for adding vertical interest, whether climbing a trellis, cascading over a wall, or spreading as ground cover. Their graceful appearance and relatively easy care make them a fantastic option for both novice and experienced gardeners. Prepare to be enchanted by the ethereal blooms that will emerge, creating a focal point in your outdoor space. This variety of bleeding heart is specifically chosen for its pure white flowers, offering a classic and elegant aesthetic.

Key Benefits

This white bleeding heart live plant offers numerous advantages for enhancing your garden:

• Stunning Aesthetic Appeal: Adorns your garden with unique, pure white, heart-shaped flowers that dangle elegantly, creating a captivating visual display. This makes it a perfect choice for a bleeding heart perennial that truly stands out.
• Versatile Planting Options: Ideal for containers, garden beds, or as a graceful climbing vine, providing flexibility in landscape design. Its adaptability allows it to thrive in various settings.
• Cold-Hardy Perennial: A robust plant that returns year after year, offering reliable beauty and requiring minimal replanting efforts. It’s a truly resilient bleeding heart perennial.
• Shade Loving Plant: Thrives in partial to full shade, making it an excellent solution for brightening up darker areas of your garden where other plants might struggle. This is a fantastic shade loving vine.
• Low Maintenance: Once established, this plant requires little attention, making it perfect for busy gardeners or those seeking an effortless garden addition. Enjoy beauty without the fuss.
• Attractive to Pollinators: While subtle, the flowers can attract beneficial pollinators to your garden, contributing to a healthy ecosystem.
• Moderate Growth: Reaches a mature height of 18-24 inches, providing substantial coverage without becoming overly aggressive, making it a manageable low maintenance plant.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your white bleeding heart live plant is straightforward, ensuring years of beautiful blooms. This plant prefers environments that mimic its natural woodland habitat. For sunlight, provide partial to full shade; approximately 2-4 hours of morning sun is ideal, with protection from harsh afternoon rays. If planted in too much direct sun, the foliage can scorch and the plant may decline. As a shade loving vine, it excels in dappled light under trees or on the north side of a building.

When it comes to watering, keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged. Good drainage is crucial to prevent root rot. Water regularly, especially during dry spells, and reduce frequency after the plant goes dormant in late summer. The ideal soil for this bleeding heart perennial is rich, well-draining, and high in organic matter. You can amend heavy clay soils with compost to improve drainage and fertility. This plant is well-suited for USDA Zones 3-9, indicating its excellent cold hardiness. Fertilize in early spring with a balanced, slow-release granular fertilizer or a liquid feed diluted to half strength. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage more flowering. Watch out for slugs and snails, especially in moist conditions; organic slug baits or diatomaceous earth can be effective.

Size & Details

This offering includes a set of two white bleeding heart live plant specimens, each fully rooted and ready for transplanting. At the time of shipping, the plants typically measure between 4-6 inches in height, providing a robust start for their new environment. These plants are shipped in small nursery containers, ensuring their root systems are protected and hydrated during transit. The mature height of these bleeding heart perennial plants is generally between 18-24 inches, creating a lovely, mounding habit or a graceful climbing display if given support. They are known for a moderate growth rate, establishing well within their first season and blooming profusely in subsequent years. Expect vibrant, pure white flowers to emerge in spring, continuing into early summer, adding a classic touch to your garden. This low maintenance plant will provide consistent beauty year after year.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this white bleeding heart live plant get? A: This plant typically reaches a mature height of 18-24 inches, forming an attractive mound. It can also be trained to climb if given proper support.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The white bleeding heart live plant is an outdoor perennial vine. It thrives in temperate climates and is cold-hardy, returning each year.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: This plant prefers partial to full shade. It performs best with morning sun and protection from intense afternoon heat, making it an excellent shade loving vine.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, once established, the bleeding heart perennial is considered a low-maintenance plant. It requires consistent moisture and well-draining soil but is generally quite robust.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your plants will arrive fully rooted in small nursery containers, typically 4-6 inches tall, ensuring they are healthy and ready for planting.
• Q: How long until it blooms? A: Depending on planting time and maturity, your white bleeding heart live plant may bloom in its first season, with more abundant flowering in subsequent years, typically in spring to early summer.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: This plant is cold-hardy and ideal for USDA Zones 3-9, meaning it will reliably survive winter in most temperate regions of the US.
• Q: What is the best soil type for this low maintenance plant? A: It thrives in rich, well-draining soil that is kept consistently moist. Amending with organic matter is highly beneficial.
• Q: Can I grow the dicentra spectabilis white in a container? A: Yes, it can be successfully grown in containers, provided they are large enough to accommodate its root system and offer good drainage.
• Q: Is this plant a true vine or more of a mounding perennial? A: While often referred to as a vine due to its spreading habit, it’s technically a mounding perennial that can gracefully cascade or be encouraged to climb with support, acting like a shade loving vine in many garden settings.