Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos) — Flowers
Lamprocapnos
Sun or part shade, regular watering — fully hardy.
- Plant out
- Mar
- In flower
- May, Jun
- Sun
- Part sun
- Water
- High
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Hardiness
- H6
- Season
- spring,summer
- Height
- 50–100 cm
- Spacing
- 100 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
Growing notes
Grows to 0.5-1 metres. Space about 50-100cm apart. In flower May-Jun.
Toxic to pets
Every part of bleeding heart contains alkaloids that are poisonous if eaten, with the roots and fleshy stems the strongest, and repeated handling can irritate skin. Keep children from picking it, wear gloves when dividing it, and get medical advice if a person has swallowed any. Cats and dogs that chew it get trembling, staggering, vomiting, diarrhoea and laboured breathing, so contact a vet if a pet has been digging it up.
→ NHS 111 for a person; your vet or the Animal PoisonLine for an animal