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Dicentra eximia 'Alba'
Fringed Bleeding Heart
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SUN PERENNIALSDicentra eximia 'Alba' - This less often-offered selection of Fringed Bleeding Heart has all the fine merits of the species but with pure white flowers. Merits: easy and trouble free, flowers from spring 'til autumn, delicate looking ferny leaves are soft-textured, if happy will self-sow, easy clean up. How many species perennials flower extensively all season? Only a handful and this is one. The species is found on stony slopes and banks in the Appalachian Mountains. Where the white flowering form arose we do not know. Full to half sun in average, draining ground. Established potted white Fringed Bleeding Heart from division.
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Characteristics and Attributes for Dicentra eximia 'Alba'
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Spring / Summer / into Autumn
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / into Autumn
Nature Attraction
- Deer Resistant
- Honey Bees & Native Bees
Light
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
- Full Sun
Attributes
- Natural Garden
- Border
- Bank
- Drought Tolerant
- Cottage Garden
- Filler
- Grouping
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Moderately Fast
Soil
- Average
- Fertile
- Draining
Origins
- Appalachia
Propagated By
- Division