Dicentra spectabilis (now named Lamprocapnos spectabilis) is a lovely early Spring perennial. Its common name is Bleeding Heart. It has divided leaves and tall, graceful arching sprays of heart-shaped pink and white flowers.
It is a perennial so will die back after flowering. As it flowers so early in the Spring it dies back in the Summer. Don’t panic – it is fine and will reappear next Spring!
It likes moist soil in either full sun or partial shade and prefers neutral to alkaline soil. It grows to a height of about 1.2m and a spread of 0.75m