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Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba'

 
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Family: Fumariaceae (foo-mar-ee-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Dicentra (dy-SEN-truh) (Info)
Species: spectabilis (speck-TAB-ih-liss) (Info)
Cultivar: Alba

Synonym:Dicentra spectabilis f. alba

9 vendors have this plant for sale.

10 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Perennials

Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 2a: to -45.5 °C (-50 °F)
USDA Zone 2b: to -42.7 °C (-45 °F)
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Light Shade

Danger:
All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
Pink
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Herbaceous
Blue-Green

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)

Propagation Methods:
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall

Seed Collecting:
Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds

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Profile:

5 positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive rosewood513 On May 5, 2008, rosewood513 from Lanoka Harbor, NJ wrote:

I saw this lovely flowering plant growing in a relatives' garden in deep shade and had to have it.
It is so graceful and airy and the flowers just catch your eye. I planted them three years ago and are doing well.
They greet me as I come home, I placed them in by walkway and they seem to wave and bob their little heads as I pass. Simply delightful.

Positive Malus2006 On May 2, 2008, Malus2006 from Coon Rapids, MN
(Zone 4a) wrote:

For me the white flower form are harder to grow than the pink form - the pink form seed like crazy. I have lost some white forms in my early years at starting a garden.

Positive Sashagirl On Sep 4, 2007, Sashagirl from by the Muddy Miss., IA
(Zone 5a) wrote:

This plant is one of my favorites, because of it's soft, graceful form.
I planted mine about 17 years ago, as a quart size nursery grown plant, and have moved it 2 or 3 times over the years, due to landscape renovations.
It is so dependable, but is slow to grow to maturity-takes several years, in fact. It's mature size for me, is about 40 inches tall, with about 4 ft. breadth.
I have it in a dry shade bed, and seldom water it-and it seems to thrive with neglect, once established.
The foliage starts to look ratty around the first of August, so I cut it back to the ground at that time, and fill in that spot with a large containered shade plant.
I highly reccomend this beauty, for it's stunning presence, its durability, and ease of care.

Positive TBGDN On May 17, 2006, TBGDN from Macy, IN
(Zone 5b) wrote:

I am equally impressed with the white bleeding heart as the pink. Both have the same cultural requirements, and both add color and character to spring shade gardens. Both are very easily grown here.

Neutral SW_gardener On Mar 27, 2006, SW_gardener from Southern Ontario
(Canada)
(Zone 5b) wrote:

So far I've only seen this variety in books and photos, but today I was at the garden center and bought a root of it!!!
So I brought it home and planted it right away (next to the transplanted remains of my pink one. I don't know if pink will live or not). It has some good growth coming on it and I put an upside down clay pot over it to protect it from the cold during the night. I hope it does well and I'll update this when I have more info!

Positive sanity101 On May 21, 2005, sanity101 from Dublin, OH
(Zone 5b) wrote:

See the Dicentra spectabilis entry for information on the pink version of this plant. In my experience, the two colors are almost identical.

The exceptions are if a white and a pink are planted too close together, the pink will have a little more vigor and crowd the white, though otherwise, the Alba variety is not lacking in vigor, both spread and flower profusely.

Also, the alba variety will self-seed, (though modestly) which I have not observed in the pink specimins.

Very pretty and worth seeking out if not avaliable in your area.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Anchorage, Alaska
Little Rock, Arkansas
Littleton, Colorado
Wilmington, Delaware
Plainfield, Illinois
Indianapolis, Indiana
Macy, Indiana
Davenport, Iowa
Hebron, Kentucky
Durham, Maine
Ijamsville, Maryland
Pinconning, Michigan
South Rockwood, Michigan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Auburn, New Hampshire
Denville, New Jersey
Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey
Millville, New Jersey
Port Washington, New York
Poughkeepsie, New York
Schenectady, New York
Belfield, North Dakota
Dublin, Ohio
Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Rector, Pennsylvania
Summerville, South Carolina
American Fork, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Arlington, Virginia (2 reports)
Danville, Virginia
Kalama, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Muscoda, Wisconsin



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