Recently, there has been an increase in the popularity of the once forgotten and out of fashion plant called the dicenter, which is also called the “Broken Heart” flower. It was not without reason that he got such a name: a pink bud in the shape of a heart seems to be broken right in the middle, and a “tear" follows from this "wound". In appearance, the bushes of the dicentres are nothing special, and they appear on the flowerbed mainly as a gift from acquaintances. Prudence of the plant usually does not cause delight in those who received the gift, but next spring this mood changes dramatically when magnificent flowers appear on plain shrubs.
Why "Broken Heart"?
Why is the so-called “Broken Heart” a flower for a dicenter? In France, she is called the "Jeannette's flower," and a legend is associated with this name, according to which once upon a time a young girl, having gone to the forest for berries, got lost. The sun was already setting over the horizon, and she began to search for a path to return home, but her attempts were in vain. The girl was very scratched on the thorny bushes and tried to call for help, but in response she heard only the howling of wolves. Suddenly she saw a rider approaching her on a white horse. He caught her and galloped into the village. Once on the doorstep of the house, Jeannette looked after the retreating youth and felt that they would meet again. But then she could not have imagined that the next meeting would be sad. A year later, the girl woke up from the loud sounds of music that came from a wedding procession passing by. And what was her shock when she recognized in the bridegroom a beautiful young man who had once saved her! From this, the heart of poor Jeannette exploded, and a beautiful flower resembling a broken heart grew in this place.
Leaving and landing
In Germany, flowers “broken heart” are called “flowers of the heart”, but their scientific name is dicenter. It is associated with two spur-like protrusions of the petals. Due to the unusual nature of the flower, one often gets the impression that he is very moody in leaving, but this is absolutely not so. The Broken Heart flower is unpretentious to the soil, but still prefers light fertile and slightly acidic soils. He does not like a large amount of water - in such cases, the roots of the plant begin to rot. When leaving, all that a flower needs is reduced to the usual actions - watering, weeding, fertilizing with mineral substances and loosening. Propagate it by dividing the bushes in the autumn. Dicenter likes sunny places, blooms in the shade later and has a paler color, but the flowering period is longer. On average, it is 35-40 days, after which the bush dies and grows again in the spring. In height, the flower "Broken Heart" can reach from 15 to 100 centimeters. This parameter depends on the plant variety, of which there are about twenty.
Growing
The Broken Heart flower, whose photos are fascinating, has long earned love, and this is not at all surprising. Bushes are planted in flower beds, on flowerbeds, borders and mixborders. Low-growing varieties look great in plantings with other colors, and high ones can be planted one at a time. One of the most profitable accommodation options is an alpine slide, the second is a landing with fern, juniper, arborvitae. You can also complement the splendor of the “hearts” with daffodils, tulips, white phlox and delphinium. Dicenter can be grown at home in a pot, which many flower growers do.