Bleeding Heart plants are not only toxic to humans but animals as well. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling.
If ingested, all parts may cause stomach upset, the foliage may aggravate skin allergies.Propagate by division or root cuttings.Great for beds and borders, cottage gardens or underplanting shrubs.It can be grown in full sun in the coolest part of its range provided the soil is kept consistently moist. It is full shade tolerant but be aware that too much shade will result in few flowers. Thrives in part shade and is easily grown in fertile, humus-rich, neutral or slightly alkaline, moist, well-drained soils.Unlike Common Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra spectabilis), it will not go dormant in midsummer as long as the soil is kept moist. Given adequate moisture, the foliage remains attractive in summer, and may produce an attractive ground cover. Ivory Hearts is noted for its extended bloom period, particularly in cool summer climates. In warmer summer climates, flowering will stop in the heat of the summer and may start again in late summer to early fall. In cool northern summer climates, flowering will continue throughout the summer. Blooming in late spring, the dainty flowers dangle gracefully above the lush foliage mound.
Dicentra formosa 'Ivory Hearts' (Pacific Bleeding Heart) is a compact, mound-forming, rhizomatous perennial adorned with a blue-green, finely divided foliage and short racemes of nodding, heart-shaped, creamy-white flowers.