![]() He considered the species useful in rock gardens, mixed flower borders or for naturalizing by woodland walks. Photo about Heart Leaf Wild Ginger also called Little Brown Jugs growing in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, USA. It is the larger of the two (to about 3 feet,) and has the famous little heart-shaped flowers arrayed along arching stems, a lot like a string of pearls. At the turn of the 20th century, British garden writer William Robinson noted that the Dicentra eximia "combines a fern-like grace with the flowering qualities of a good hardy perennial". ![]() ![]() It was being cultivated by Annapolis, Maryland artisan William Faris in 1793 and recommended for the flower garden in 1859 by Boston seedsman and garden writer Joseph Breck, author of The Flower Garden or Breck's Book of Flowers, 1851. This attractive wildflower is native to the mountainous regions of Eastern North America from New York to Georgia. Habit: Grows 10 to 16 inches high and wideĬulture: Prefers part shade and moist, organically rich, well-drained garden loam, but is adaptable to various conditions This is a favorite in combination with ferns, Wild Ginger, Twinflower, and Vancouveria or Sweet Woodruff. Hardy, herbaceous North American perennialÄescription: Clusters of deep rose-pink blossoms form on long stems in spring and sporadically through summer and fall fine textured, fern-like pale green foliage remains until frost
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