I looked at Ebay and Google link and both are dispatched from China. China currently has a very serious health problem and no cure as yet. 100 dead at the minute so be careful.

Katex



Here is some discussion of the black dicentra from a couple of years ago where they all say “scam”

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4244824/dicentra-seed-scam

 

I’ve also noticed that if you google images of it, there is only one image available. Same one on every site.

 

From: owner-perennials@hort.net [mailto:owner-perennials@hort.net] On Behalf Of 101k@rewrite.hort.net
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:59 PM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: Re: "Blue" flowers

 

I tried playing around with the color display settings on my Mac, but they still look very blue.  Here the photo of the “black” Dicentra.  Too bad they don’t show a photo of an entire plant in bloom.

 

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On Jan 28, 2020, at 6:19 PM, Kitty Morrissy <1*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

 

I’d take it as an experiment if the price were reasonable, with no great expectations. I don’t know how long it takes for dahlias to go seed to flower, but it’s going to be a few years to see the results on the peony.

The pics, as I see them on my screen, the dahlia looks close to a true blue; the peony is lavender, as I would expect. If there’s a black bleeding heart, it is likely deeeeeeep maroon.

 

From: o*@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of 3*@rewrite.hort.net
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6:31 PM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: "Blue" flowers

 

This internet site is selling seeds of these “blue” flowers. I realize that blue can be a difficult color to capture accurately, but a true blue dahlia and peony?  They also advertise a “black” bleeding heart.

 

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