Alba White Bleeding Heart

‘Alba’ is the white-flowered form of Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart, carrying pendant, heart-shaped blooms above divided green foliage. Its familiar spring clump brings a lighter flower color to a woodland edge or shaded perennial border. ## Garden Use Plant in partial shade in fertile, humus-rich soil that remains moist while draining well. Walters Gardens lists a mature height of about 30 inches, an 18–36 inch spread, and USDA hardiness zones 3–9; its profile places the white flowers in late spring. The [Walters Gardens ‘Alba’ profile](https://www.waltersgardens.com/variety.php?ID=DICAL) is the exact-selection reference for color and size. ## Seasonal Care Like the species, ‘Alba’ may become dormant after flowering as summer warmth arrives. Give the fleshy crown room and keep soil from drying during active growth; the [RHS cultivar profile](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/94084/dicentra-spectabilis-alba/details) recommends partial shade and fertile moisture-retentive soil, and notes its deciduous clump habit. Let leaves yellow before trimming, and use nearby foliage plants to cover the space after dormancy. Divide only when needed and handle the roots gently. ## Maintenance