Wild Fringed Bleeding Heart
Dicentra eximia
Wild bleeding heart is one of those Appalachian perennials that blooms continuously from spring through the first frost. an unusually long season for any shade plant. The nodding pink-purple heart-shaped flowers hang in arching clusters above the finely divided, blue-green foliage. Unlike the Asian bleeding heart, which goes dormant in summer heat, this native keeps growing and flowering through the entire season without skipping a beat. The fern-like foliage stays attractive all season in shade gardens and woodland borders. Hummingbirds and long-tongued bumblebees are the primary pollinators. It self-seeds modestly to naturalize in the right conditions without becoming weedy.
We grow a range of sizes and prices. Add the plant to your list, then pick your size when you visit.
Final price confirmed at pickup, depends on size and season.
- Thu, Jul 238 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Jul 248 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Jul 258 AM – 2 PM
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown wild fringed bleeding heart propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Average
- Mature size
- 9"–1.5'
- Bloom
- Continuous pink-purple heart-shaped blooms from early spring through frost; attractive fern-like foliage all season
- USDA zones
- 3–9
Pairs well with these.
Same light, same soil, same wildlife. Janet's picks to plant alongside wild fringed bleeding heart.
Or skip the guesswork.
Curated packages bundle 9–12 species that work together. One reservation, one pickup day, a printed layout map.
Butterfly Package
Host and nectar plants chosen to feed monarchs, swallowtails, and fritillaries spring through fall.
Hummingbird Package
Tubular-flowered natives that pull ruby-throats through your yard April through October.
S.O.S. Package
Save Our Songbirds, berry- and seed-bearing natives that feed nesting and migrating birds.