About
Dicentra eximia is a perennial plant that forms clumps and can reach heights of up to 60 cm. Its foliage consists of grey-green, finely divided leaves that can grow as long as 50 cm. This species produces clusters of magenta-rose blooms, each measuring up to 3 cm, which appear primarily in mid-spring and continue sporadically into early autumn.
About the genus
Dicentra consists of perennials that can be either rhizomatous or tuberous. They feature finely divided foliage and bear drooping, heart-shaped blooms, typically arranged in arching panicles or racemes.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Clay
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- E North America
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Plant in moist, fertile, humus-rich soil. Best in neutral or slightly alkaline soil, in part shade in a sheltered position
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in early spring or after the leaves have died down. Propagate by seed - sow seed as soon as ripe or in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be suscceptible to slugs and snails damaging emerging foliage
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free