Spring is here

Spring is here at last, wooohooo.

 

I lost my Dicentra a few years ago, time for a replacement.

 

There 2 I like, the one in the picture, is called valentine, it comes out red then turns pink, then there is the one I cannot find, it was a new introduction about 5 years ago, then it just vanished, it was black/ very dark purple, with a white tip. I can find it on Amazon, but they are outside the EU, and cannot ship into the uk.

 

I might have a look for D formosa or D cucullaria for a change.

 

I like the flower shape of D C, but never tried growing it.

 

Hi @Cuttings - that dark one is lovely - what is it called please? I also grow the white form - I like that the foliage is a lovely fresh green without the pink tinge - although I think Valentine is good because the colouring is more distinct.

 

I would recommend D formosa "Langtrees".

Just coming through in a shady bed at the moment. Slowly spreads and every few years I have to pull up some of it to keep it in place.

 

The one in my first picture, is Valentine, these are in 2 litre pots, overwintered, the foilage has the red tinge, when the plant is mature.

 

Hi @Cuttings - no sorry I meant the blackish flowered one. I have grown Valentine before (but killed it)...

 

Dicentra spectibalis juttas black, there is someone selling the seed on Amazon, bought twice, and both times no success.

 

With Valentine, dont over feed it, feed once a year after it finished flowering, and use a NPK 0-10-10, and dont let it get too wet.