Dicentra spectabilis

continental : These plants prefer partially shady places, where they can be exposed to direct solar rays only in the evening or early morning hours.
The Dicentra spectabilis is a very rustic plant, that can bear very harsh temperatures; it is advisable to grow it in the garden.

alpine : Let's choose a partially shaded place for our plant, where it can be exposed to direct sunrays for a few hours a day.
The Dicentra spectabilis is surely a rustic plant, it’s possible to grow it in the garden year round.

mediterranean : Locate this plant in a partially shady place, where it can receive solar rays during the coolest hours of the day.
The Dicentra spectabilis is a rustic plant, which can be planted in the garden during the whole year.

continental : Let’s try to always keep the growing substratum of the the Dicentra spectabilis damp, watering very frequently with 4-5 glasses of water; if the weather is very hot and dry we even water every 0-1 weeks.

alpine : As the hot season arrives, these plants need abundant and regular watering, using 3-4 glasses of water, which keep the soil cool and damp; let’s water every 1-2 weeks, or even more often if it is very hot.

mediterranean : The Dicentra spectabilis loves damp and cool soils, therefore it is necessary to water it very often, keeping the soil slightly damp; in any case it is always advisable to avoid water stagnation and excess watering: it is best to water every -0-0 weeks.

Fertilization Dicentra spectabilis : Bulbous’ fertilization should be done regularly in the summer, only for those bulbous plants with lush foliage; every 10-15 days we must add a specific fertilizer for bulbs to our irrigating water.