Athens Yellow Bleeding Heart Dactylicapnos scandens 'Athens Yellow'
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Dicentra scandens 'Athens Yellow'
- Phonetic Spelling
- dy-SEN-trah skan-denz
- Description
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Climbing Bleeding Heart is a vigorous vine from China with loads of delicate cascading golden yellow flowers from mid-summer to frost. The leaves are delicate and fern-like in appearance. It prefers rich, evenly moist, well-drained soils with the roots shaded but where it can grow into the sun.
It will die down to the ground in the winter and in colder climates, it can be grown as an annual. Plant it in a woodland garden, on a trellis or fence, or in a contain on the patio. Although a vigorous grower, it is not invasive or weedy.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Dactylicapnos
- Species:
- scandens
- Family:
- Papaveraceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Used for the treatment of hypertension, inflammation, bleeding and pain for centuries.
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Nepal to S. China
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts hummingbirds
- Play Value:
- Wildlife Food Source
- Climbing Method:
- Tendrils
- Dimensions:
- Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Poisonous
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Cascading
- Climbing
- Horizontal
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- Bean-like seed pods
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Unusual showy hanging clusters of 1" canary-yellow heart-shaped to tubular flowers mid-summer until frost.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Spatulate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Yellowish-green finely dissected fern-like leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Patio
- Vertical Spaces
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Screen/Privacy
- Attracts:
- Hummingbirds
