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Aug 24, 2022 · Learn how to grow and care for bleeding heart plants, a shade-loving woodland flower with heart-shaped pink or white flowers and a white drop-like petal. Find out the best conditions, pruning tips, propagation methods, and common issues for this perennial herbaceous plant.
- Marie Iannotti
- 2 min
- Papaveraceae
Bleeding Heart should be divided about every 2-5 years. This can be done in early spring, just before growth starts or in fall when the foliage is cut back. Dig up the plant carefully and divide it with a sharp shovel or garden knife. Each portion should be planted in loose soil or in containers and kept moderately moist.
Feb 1, 2023 · Divide bleeding heart by digging up the plant and using a sharp shovel to cut it in half or thirds, maintaining portions of stems and roots in each division. Replant each division in loose garden soil or a container and keep it moderately moist. Before taking a root cutting, water the plant well the night before.
- Lynn Mcalpine
- 59 sec
Bleeding hearts are hardy perennials that produce dangling pink, red, or white flower hearts in early spring. Learn when and how to plant, care for, and propagate this old-fashioned favorite in part sun or light shade.
Jun 7, 2023 · Propagation. Self-sown seeds of the bleeding heart may add more plants to the garden, but the surest method of propagation is to divide clumps every few years. Carefully dig up the roots of the bleeding heart, remove roots that are dried up, and divide the rest. Plant these into other areas of the garden for an early spring show.
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Jun 30, 2021 · Common bleeding heart plants (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, formerly Dicentra spectabilis) die back after flowering, but don’t worry — they’ll return again the following spring. Dicentra eximia varieties, also called fringed bleeding hearts, bloom for a longer time and don’t go dormant.
Learn how to grow and care for Bleeding Heart, a graceful perennial with pink and white flowers that hang from arching stems. Find out its hardiness, soil, water, and light requirements, as well as its uses, companions, and toxicity.
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