Foliage fanfare

I think this is the moment when Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart' looks its best. The range of colors in the leaves as the plant emerges is just glorious, from apricot to rose to chartreuse to gold. It changes hourly as the plant gets larger and as the light changes. 

I've had great luck with this plant once I moved it into a spot that gets quite a bit of sun but has somewhat moist soil. When I grew it in shade as recommended, it barely grew and it certainly never put on a show like this.

Comments

[Lisa at Greenbow]

Yes, I love this plant. I tried one, now I am ready to plant some more.

[Linda Brazill]

Mine looks pretty good all season. Periodically I have to prune out branches and leaves that fade, but it never goes away and leaves me with a big empty hole!

[Barbara H.]

I've never seen that plant, so thanks for the introduction! I'll have to see if it will work in my garden.

[Barbara H.]

Oh, I see - Bleeding Heart. The regular ones haven't done so well in my garden, but this one makes me think it might be worth trying again.

[Linda Brazill]

There is also a variety called 'Valentine' that has flowers that are a deeper red rather than pink.

[Beth @ PlantPostings]

That IS a pretty one! I haven't seen my Bleeding Heart plants yet, but they're surrounded by ground covers so maybe I need to look closer. Usually when they start emerging it's the end of the hard freezes. Yay!

[Linda Brazill]

I covered one of my woodland Peonies last night as it is up a foot and fully budded. The forecast was for an overnight low of 34 but it was 30 degrees when I got up at 6:30 this morning — in the city! Hope that's the end of it.

[Peter/Outlaw]

It's a beauty! Mine is growing in shade and doesn't look as nice as yours so perhaps it's time for a move.

[rusty duck]

Love the colours of that foliage. The blooms are almost unnecessary.