Dicentra 'Candy Hearts'

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A clump-forming perennial about 30cm tall, with powdery blue-green, ferny leaves, and bearing sprays of delicate, nodding, heart-shaped, dusky rose flowers in late spring and intermittently through summer

Dicentra 'Candy Hearts'

Scientific classification

Species
Dicentra 'Candy Hearts' (Dicentra 'Candy Hearts')
Genus
Dicentra
Family
Papaveraceae
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Toxicity
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type
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Height
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Spread
Deciduous
Foliage
Clump forming
Habit
Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest
Partial shade
Sunlight
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Distribution of Dicentra 'Candy Hearts'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Dicentra 'Candy Hearts'

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Dicentra 'Candy Hearts' care guide

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging
Watering
Partial shade
Sunlight
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks spring through summer growth

Pruning

Pruning is not generally required

Propagation

Propagate by division in early spring or after the leaves have died down

Growing

Plant in moist, fertile, humus-rich soil. Best in neutral or slightly alkaline soil, in part shade in a sheltered position

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Pests

May be suscceptible to slugs and snails damaging emerging foliage

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