Re: moving dicentra


> It is normal for D. spectabilis to die back, but not all of them do.  D.
> exima remains above ground all year, and there is even a cultivar called
> Luxuriant that blooms all year.
> D. spectabilis is a lovely plant, and well worth keeping in the garden but
> shouldn't be given too prominent a place because of it's habit of dieing
> back.
> 
> Bob Campbell
> USDA 4
> 
	Bob,

	Here in USDA 7a, my Dicentra eximia 'Snowflake' blooms for about 
five-six months .  Does 'Luxuriant' bloom even longer?  Does it 
get taller than your other D. eximia ?  (And is that 
the sp. or  'Snowflake' ?)  I'm planning to get 'Luxuriant' or the 
sp. this year.  I also love D. spectabilis, as I remember my 
grandmother introducing me to it when I was 11,  just a couple of 
months before her death.   
Kate Lykins

"Had I but four square feet of ground at my disposal,
 I would plant a peony in the corner and proceed to worship." 
                              --  Alice Harding

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