Dicentra spectabilis 'Ruby Gold' (Lamprocapnos) - ASIAN BLEEDING HEART 'RUBY GOLD'

Gold foliage tall Bleeding Heart with true red flowers.

Vigorous cultivar, strong upright growth, more flowers and longer flowering season!

Deer and rabbits avoid it. Dies back after finishing flowering (comes back the following spring)

Excellent Hosta companion!

Blooming Time: April/May to June/July (depending on your zone). Flowers for about 4 weeks
Size: with flowers up to 36" tall and 24-30" wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Culture: best if in half shade and dappled shade, in average soil enriched with some organic material, medium moisture. It can tolerate more sun, but only with constant moisture (full sun in the coldest regions). It will grow in full shade too, but will flower less.
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-moist
Origin: Introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries, selected from purposeful breeding. Patent pending. The species of D. spectabilis is native to Siberia, China, Korea and Japan
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: not verified, but possibly some bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt)

Picture copyright: Terra Nova

Plant combinations: Ideal for flower beds in half shade, light shade or dappled shade in avarege to deeper soil, woodland edges, woodland gardens, better in somewhat from wind sheltered position (stems are quite fragile). Good companion can be Bergenia, Brunnera, Geranium, Epimedium, Hosta, Iris sibirica, Omphalodes verna, Polygonatum, Primula, Hakonechloa. Good native perennial choices are Anemone, Asarum, Aster (woodland species), Eupatorium coelestinum, Heuchera, Geranium maculatum, Mertensia, Pachysandra procumbens, Polemonium reptans, Stylophorum, Trilliums, Waldsteinia fragarioides, and variety of spring emphemerals, sedges and ferns.