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Steer's Head (dicentra uniflora) 35 Seeds

$ 1.97

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Brand: Unbranded
  • Sunlight: Full Sun
  • Condition: 2021 spring harvested.
  • Type: Wild Flower Seeds
  • Genus: Dicentra
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • MPN: None
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 3 (-40 to -30 °F)
  • Soil Type: Damp drainage
  • Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Common Name: Steer's Head
  • Watering: Medium
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Cultivating Difficulty: Moderate
  • Season of Interest: Spring
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Species: uniflora
  • Features: Cold Resistant
  • Climate: Cold
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Growth Habit: Single stem
  • Color: Pink

    Description

    This tiny member of the Bleeding Heart family is a herbaceous perennial growing from a tuber, native to gravelly soils in mountains of the western United States. Height is 2 to 4 inches. Leaves are long-stalked and 3-times compound with rounded leaflets. Each leaflet is deeply divided. Flowers have pink to white petals tinged with light brown or purple. The two outer petals are bent back; the inner petals are fused at the tip. Seeds are borne in a capsule a little more than a 0. 4 in long.
    Zones 2 – 5.
    Since stored seed is more difficult to germinate, sow seeds as soon as possible in individual peat pots and place in a cold frame or green house.  Do no allow the pots to dry out, keep moist.  In autumn, plant the seedlings in prepared garden area an mulch lightly.  Remove mulch as soon as snow melts. the most success. As long as you experience temperatures of 25 degrees F or below for a good part of the winter, Steers Head should have no trouble germinating.