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Hearts-a-bursting is a shrub found in fertile forest understories and sandy low woods. Its unusual common name arises from its showy fruit capsules that split open to reveal pendant red arils. The plant is highly shade tolerant and will sometimes seek sunny spots in the understory with lax, layering stems.
In landscaping, it is showy and unusual. Its shade tolerance and slender form make it suitable for woodland gardens. It spreads by suckering and layering but is not highly aggressive.
Height: to 6′    Blooms: May, June     Fruits: September, October
Siting: Average to moist soils, part sun to shade
Deer Resistance: Low
Provenance: NJ
Wildlife Associations: Fruits are consumed by songbirds. Its pollination ecology is not well documented.
Restoration: Secondary species used as an adaptable, highly shade tolerant understory species in many forest types, if deer access is restricted.
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