Best Of The Bunch:
Dicentra THESE elegant perennials with fern-like foliage and heart-shaped flowers on arching stems make a great addition to the border, combining well with low-growing plants such as mossy saxifrages and hellebores, hostas and hardy geraniums.
The heart-shaped flowers of
Dicentras come in the pretty pink and white of
Dicentra spectabilis or the pure white of
Dicentra spectabilis 'alba'.
These creeping
dicentras, which flowering in early spring, are great for a shady spot, especially if not-too-rampant ground cover is needed.
Dicentras, better known as Bleeding Hearts, are another early flowering herbaceous plant.
The more compact
dicentras, growing up to 45cm (18in) high, include 'Snowflakes'' and 'Bacchanal'.'.