Add dramatic spring color to your shade garden with Dicentra spectabilis ‘Valentine’, a stunning Bleeding Heart variety prized for its rich crimson-red heart-shaped flowers and elegant arching stems.

This classic cottage garden perennial blooms from spring into early summer and creates a romantic woodland look that hummingbirds love. Its fern-like foliage and graceful flowers make it perfect for shaded borders, woodland gardens, and containers.

Why Gardeners Love ‘Valentine’ Bleeding Heart

• Deep red heart-shaped blooms
• Elegant arching stems with fern-like foliage
• Attracts hummingbirds and pollinators
• Deer resistant once established
• Excellent for shade and woodland gardens
• Beautiful cut flower for arrangements

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Dicentra spectabilis ‘Valentine’
• Common Name: Valentine Bleeding Heart
• Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
• Mature Height: 25–36 inches
• Bloom Time: Spring through early summer
• Light Requirements: Partial shade to full shade
• Water Needs: Moderate; prefers evenly moist soil
• Hardiness Zones: 3–9
• Growth Habit: Upright, arching clump

Perfect For

Cottage gardens
Woodland borders
Shade gardens
Hummingbird gardens
Cut flower gardens
Containers and patio planters

Care Tips

• Plant in rich, well-draining soil
• Keep soil evenly moist during active growth
• Prefers partial shade, especially in warmer climates
• Mulch to help retain moisture and protect roots
• Allow foliage to naturally die back after blooming

Shipping Information

• Ships as a healthy, well-rooted live plant in a 4.5” pot
• Growth stage varies by season
• Blooms are not guaranteed at the time of shipment
• Orders over $35 qualify for free USPS Ground shipping

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.