Fringed Bleeding Heart, Turkey Corn

Scientific Name: Dicentra eximia (Ker-Gawl.) Torr.
Synonym: Bicuculla eximia
Family: Fumariaceae

Recommended Temperature Zone:
Sunset®: 1-9,14-24
USDA: 3-9

Heat Tolerance: Questionable

Sun Exposure: Shade to part sun

Origin: Atlantic Northern America (New York to Georgia)

Growth Habits: Perennial, forms mound up to 18 inches tall (45 cm) or more, 18 inches spread (45 cm); fern-like, grayish-green foliage

Flowers: Pink or red flowers

Watering Needs: Regular water, keep the soil constantly moist in summer, needs good drainage and does not like wet soil in winter.

Propagation: Seeds in late summer, division in early spring

Does not go dormant in summer.
'Luxuriant', 'Adrian Bloom' and 'Bountiful' are good cultivars.
- 'Luxuriant' has bluish green leaves and deep pink, small flowers. It is a hybrid of D. eximia and D. peregrina.
- 'Bountiful' has dark bluish green leaves and fuschsia red flowers.
- 'Adrian Bloom' has bluish green leaves and crimson-red flowers.
- 'Alba' has white flowers.

Blooming Habits:
Rose pink to purplish red flowers in early summer