Bleeding Hearts False Sunflower

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Striking dark foliage and flowers make this long-blooming nativar an ideal selection for creating contrast in perennial borders and cutting gardens. 'Bleeding Hearts' emerges in th e spring with nearly black sturdy upright stems that age to dark purple, with glossy green and smokey-purple foliage. The first Heliposis without any yellow, flowers open scarlet-red and mature to shades of orange and aged-bronze. Adaptable to a range of soils, it grows naturally in heavy clay and shallow poor soils with a high pH and forms showy colonies. Introduced by the North Dakota State University. Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Shape: Upright Exposure: Full Sun Foliage: Dark purple to purple-green Fall Foliage: Insignificant Zone: 3-8 Show more