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Forgotten the name…

makinghaymakinghay Posts: 9
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I love this pretty little ground-cover plant - close to my front door, completely hardy, comes up every year and is happily spreading amongst Solomon's Seal and ferns - but I can't remember its name! I 'think' it's a native of N.America, but clearly comfortable here in Ceredigion. Any clues please? (apologies for the sideways image - can't see how to edit).

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    One of the Dicentras


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Yes Dicentra formosa but I am not sure you will get any closer than that. It will die back and disappear over the coming weeks.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • makinghaymakinghay Posts: 9
    edited April 2023
    Thank you 'nut cutlet'! Dicentra Eximia 'Spring Morning'. I'd dismissed Dicentras as they generally have many more 'bells' on one stem, but prompted by you, I looked them up - and then remembered the magic word 'Eximia'. That's it!
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    makinghay said:
    Thank you 'nut cutlet'! Dicentra Eximia 'Spring Morning'. I'd dismissed Dicentras as they generally have many more 'bells' on one stem, but prompted by you, I looked them up - and then remembered the magic word 'Eximia'. That's it!
    I also remember the word formosa but I've no idea of the differences between the two


    In the sticks near Peterborough
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