White Bleeding Heart

What a lovely way to welcome spring into the perennial shade border!

White Bleeding Heart is in bloom by mid-spring in most climates, its merry heart-shaped blooms on long, slender stems looking like a row of washing on a clothesline!

Remaining colorful for weeks, it complements spring-blooming bulbs and offers bright colors while other shade-loving perennials are still waking up from winter.These blooms crowd along the stem, very abundant and beautiful. They complement all surrounding colors, of course, and pave the way for the hostas, ferns, and astilbes to come.

Then in midsummer, as the rest of the shade perennials are in full glory, the lovely bright green foliage goes dormant. Perfect timing!White Bleeding Heart reaches 2 to 2 1/2 feet in bloom, and up to 2 feet wide. It has fresh, nicely divided foliage that may remind you of a fern, and it is quite easy to grow. Give it a place it likes and it will even self-sow, increasing your bleeding heart garden with each passing year.

Zones 3-9.