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Dicentra spectabilis 'Valentine'

AndrewR

By Andrewr


Dicentra spectabilis 'Valentine' (Dicentra spectabilis)

This is a new purchase - a red-flowered form of bleeding heart. You can see the 'ordinary' one on the right, more of a pinky colour.
Apparently, we're now supposed to call this lamprocapnos spectabilis, but I'm waiting to see whether the new name 'sticks' (you may remember the outcry a few years ago when they tried to change the name of chrysanthemums and had to change them back again)



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Funny you should put this on I saw one in our local garden centre at the weekend,lovely colour,was going to buy it but bought a rose for my new arch instead :-)

10 Apr, 2012

 

Interesting info. Andrew.
The new purchase looks good.

10 Apr, 2012

 

I like it, although not the name, I do wish they would stop messing around with plant names......

10 Apr, 2012



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