Product Review

Wonderful old southern charmer, not to be confused with dicentras which are also commonly called 'bleeding hearts'. This cultivar is in the Verbena family and is a semi tropical that is native to West Africa. Often seen in dappled shady corners of old Southern Landscapes. A loose open growing vine like shrub with large shiny blackish green leaves. Blooms are boughs of snow white calyxes from which a bright blood red 'droplet' that is actually corollae protrude. Legend has it that the plant sprung from the tears of a heart broken maiden, which just adds to it's allure and charm. A wonderful plant for a meaningful and nostalgic gift.