Dicentra spectablis 'Gold Leaf' ~ Gold Leaf Bleeding Heart size-1-g Stems tend to flop if

Stems tend to flop if grown in rich

Best color in full sun and well-drained soil

IMAGE: Jim Evans

The elliptical blue-green foliage turns shades of orange-yellow or orange-red in fall

In mid-summer stems holding airy clusters of tiny deep red flowers raise above the foliage like a cloud which turn brown in fall and persist through winter

Dicentra spectablis 'Gold Leaf' ~ Gold Leaf Bleeding Heart size-1-g Stems tend to flop ifGold Leaf Bleeding Heart is a shade loving herbaceous perennial with bright yellow to chartreuse compound leaves. Nodding puffed pink heart shaped flowers with protruding white inner petals bloom on long leaning stems in spring before the foliage emerges. Flowers best in part shade and consistently moist rich well drained acidic soils. Foliage goes dormant in summer. Type: Perennial Origins: East Asia Height: 1. 5' 2' Spread: 2' 2. 5' Spacing: 1' USDA