Heart-shaped leaves add charm and romance to any outdoor space. Their distinctive cordate shape makes them stand out in gardens, patios, and porches. I’ve rounded up 12 of the best outdoor plants with gorgeous heart-shaped foliage to help you add some love to your yard.
1. Bleeding Heart Vine (Dicentra spectabilis)
This old-fashioned favorite gets its name from its rows of pink and white heart-shaped flowers that dangle gracefully from arching stems Bleeding heart blooms prolifically in late spring and its fern-like green foliage lasts through summer before going dormant in fall. It thrives in shady spots and can grow up to 2 feet tall and wide
2. Hosta
Hostas are prized for their wide variety of heart-shaped leaves that come in all sizes and striking variegated patterns. ‘Blue Angel’ hosta has huge blue-green corded leaves reaching over 12 inches long. ‘Little Wonder’ is a miniature hosta with tiny heart-shaped green leaves with white margins. Plant hostas as groundcovers or edgers in shade gardens.
3. Persian Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum)
This beautiful winter-blooming houseplant has heart-shaped silver and green patterned leaves that rise from the tuber and last until summer. Delicate white, red or pink blooms appear on upright stems over the foliage from late fall to spring. Grow cyclamen in a bright, cool spot indoors.
4. Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
With its trailing stems of variegated heart-shaped leaves, golden pothos is a popular and easy care houseplant. It thrives in bright indirect light indoors, where it can cascade attractively from shelves or climb moss poles. Move it outdoors in warm weather to let its vines spread.
5. Jack Frost Brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’)
‘Jack Frost’ Siberian bugloss is prized for its eye-catching silver and green heart-shaped leaves marked with thin white veins. This shade-loving perennial adds beauty and texture to garden beds and borders. Sprays of small blue forget-me-not-like flowers appear in spring.
6. Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea)
Creeping Charlie is a hardy evergreen groundcover perfect for shady areas. Its rounded, kidney-shaped green leaves form a dense mat and tiny bluish-purple flowers bloom in spring. It can spread aggressively, so keep it contained. The young leaves are edible and have a minty flavor
7. Redbud Tree (Cercis canadensis)
Redbud is a graceful flowering understory tree. Clusters of pea-like magenta flowers cover its zig-zag branches in early spring before the heart-shaped leaves emerge. The foliage starts out reddish-bronze before turning green. Plant redbud trees for multi-season interest and as an underplanting for larger shade trees.
8. Lime Tree (Tilia × europaea)
The common lime tree has heart-shaped green leaves that turn bright yellow in fall This large shade tree produces clusters of fragrant yellow-green flowers in early summer Its dense canopy provides cool shade in landscapes and its flowers attract pollinators.
9. Morning Glory (Ipomoea)
Fast-growing morning glory vines are annuals in temperate climates but perennial in tropics. They produce an abundance of trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of purple, blue and pink all summer and into fall. The heart-shaped leaves come in green or variegated forms. Grow morning glories on fences, arbors, and trellises.
10. Heartleaf Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum)
This popular indoor vine has long heart-shaped green leaves that trail gracefully in hanging baskets or climb up poles and trellises. Keep its soil slightly moist and place in bright, indirect light. Move philodendron plants outdoors in warm weather to let them spread on patios and porches.
11. Sweetheart Plant (Philodendron scandens)
Similar to heartleaf philodendron, this vining plant has lush green heart-shaped leaves borne on long graceful stems. It’s easy to grow indoors or outdoors in warm climates. As a houseplant, let its vines trail from hanging baskets or train them up moss poles and trellises. Outdoors, use as a groundcover.
12. String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii)
This beautiful succulent houseplant has trailing stems covered in delicate heart-shaped silvery green leaves with purple undersides. Its rosette form cascades gracefully in hanging baskets indoors. Thrives in bright, indirect light. Protect from frost but can go outside in summer.
The cordate leaves of these plants add romance and charm to gardens, patios, porches, and indoor plant displays. Their uniquely shaped foliage stands out, creating delightful focal points. With proper care, these beauties will keep your outdoor and indoor spaces looking lovely for years to come. Let your heart guide you to pick those perfect for your space.
1 Persian Cyclamen
- BOTANICAL NAME: Cyclamen persicum
- HARDINESS RATING: H1C
- PLANT TYPE: houseplant
- FOLIAGE: deciduous
- FLOWERING SEASON(S): winter / spring
The Persian Cyclamen is another frost-tender plant that is usually grown indoors, producing pink and white flowers on upright stems in the winter and spring.
The rounded green leaves are often variegated and can be tinged with silver before going dormant over the summer months.
I love this plant, as, unlike many deciduous houseplants, cyclamen often lose their foliage during the summer season, but will reawaken in the colder months offering colour in your home when you most need it.
1 Morning Glory ‘Grandpa Otts’
- BOTANICAL NAME: Ipomoea purpurea ‘Grandpa Otts’
- HARDINESS RATING: H1C
- PLANT TYPE: shrub / climber / annual
- FOLIAGE: deciduous
- FLOWERING SEASON(S): summer / autumn
A frost-tender shrub, usually grown as an annual, Morning Glory ‘Grandpa Otts’ is grown as an annual and looks great when grown against some kind of support, like a trellis or against a wall.
With large funnel-shaped blooms that come in shades of purple, blue and pink and heart-shaped green leaves, this deciduous climber will make a unique addition to your garden, especially during the summer and autumn months.
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FAQ
What outdoor plants have heart-shaped leaves?
- 01 of 20. Heart-Shaped Hoya. The Spruce / Cori Sears. …
- 02 of 20. String of Hearts Plant. …
- 03 of 20. Heart-Leaf Philodendron. …
- 04 of 20. Pothos. …
- 05 of 20. Anthurium. …
- 06 of 20. Cyclamen. …
- 07 of 20. Split-Leaf Philodendron. …
- 08 of 20. Foxglove Tree.
What is the plant with heart-shaped leaves called?
Hoya kerrii is commonly called Hoya heart, Valentine plant, or Sweetheart plant because of its heart-shape form.
What plant has hanging heart-shaped leaves?
The String of Hearts plant, also known as Ceropegia woodii, is a popular trailing succulent with delicate heart-shaped leaves that cascade down in long vines. This plant is native to South Africa and is loved for its unique appearance and easy care requirements.
What are the weeds with heart-shaped leaves?
The Japanese Morning Glory is a broadleaf plant that has heart-shaped leaves. While some people grow it by choice, the plant has become a weed in the San Joaquin Valley in California, especially in cotton farms.
What is an invasive vine with heart-shaped leaves?
Giant Bindweed, white morning glory (Calystegia sylvatica) is an extremely invasive vine from Southern Europe, with heart-shaped leaves and large white morning-glory flowers. It forms dense, deep networks of fleshy white to pink roots.
What is a woody plant with heart-shaped leaves?
Once considered a variety of paper birch (Betula papyrifera), heart-leaved paper birch is distinct in its variably heart-shaped, many-veined leaves, its pinkish-brown bark, and its restriction to high-elevation Appalachian and northern habitats.