Bring timeless elegance to your shade garden with Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’, the classic White Bleeding Heart. This heirloom perennial produces graceful arching stems lined with delicate, heart-shaped pure white flowers that bloom in spring, creating a stunning display in woodland gardens and shaded landscapes.

The beautiful blooms float above attractive blue-green fern-like foliage, adding texture and softness to garden beds, cottage gardens, and perennial borders. White Bleeding Heart pairs well with hostas, ferns, astilbe, and other shade-loving plants.

Long-lived, cold hardy, and easy to grow, this perennial returns each year with increasing beauty. These premium bare root divisions establish quickly and provide years of reliable spring blooms.

You will receive:
3 bare root divisions
Each division contains 4 eyes
Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’
White flowering perennial
Carefully packaged for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: White Bleeding Heart
• Botanical Name: Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’
• Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
• Planting Stock: Bare root divisions
• Quantity: 3 divisions (4 eyes each)
• Flower Color: Pure white
• Bloom Time: Spring
• Foliage: Blue-green, fern-like foliage
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to full shade
• Soil: Moist, rich, well-drained soil
• Watering: Moderate; prefers consistent moisture
• Mature Height: Approximately 30 inches
• Mature Spread: Approximately 15–24 inches
• USDA Zones: 3–9
• Pollinator Friendly: Yes
• Deer Resistant: Generally resistant

Care Tip

Plant in a shaded or partially shaded location with rich, moisture-retentive soil. Mulching helps maintain cool roots and consistent soil moisture during the growing season.

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.