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pageparkpagepark Posts: 27
I would be grateful to know the name of the plant with the pink flowers. Thanks 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,078
    edited April 2022
    I think that’s Dicentra formosa … also called western Bleeding Heart. 😊 

    https://www.hardysplants.co.uk/perennials/dicentra-formosa

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • pageparkpagepark Posts: 27
    Very helpful. Thanks. We've had it for years. Came from my father in law's garden. But good to know what it is 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,078
    It’s a lovely plant for woodland gardens. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 53,942
    It has a new name now - Lamprocampnos [bit of a mouthful!]  but you'll still find the info under Dicentra.
    I only grow the  white ones, and they're superb for shady sites  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,587
    Fairygirl said:
    It has a new name now - Lamprocampnos [bit of a mouthful!]  but you'll still find the info under Dicentra.
    I only grow the  white ones, and they're superb for shady sites  :)
    My understanding is it is still Dicentra.
    It is just the large Dicentra spectabilis that have had the name change to Lamprocapnos spectabilis
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 53,942
    Apologies - I was thinking it was spectabilis that was being discussed.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 9,586
    I have a white D. Formosa with blue-ish foliage. It's a good filler in a semi-shady spot and does OK in dry soil too, but is more vigorous in damper conditions. I gave some to my Dad and it spreads more there. Here it is, coming up amongst the dying-down daffodils.

    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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