Comments on: Bleeding Heart Plant Care Secrets You Should Know

By: Sanchia Fenster

Sanchia Fenster — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:01:50 +0000

My bleeding heart base is over 20 years old. It is a smallish pot plant which turns white first, then develops the red inner heart which becomes a frond. That dies down and the white petals turn pink. I have cut it down numerous times and it does flower more than once a year. A most unusual and beautiful plant and grows quickly and easily from a cutting. I water the plant every 5 or 6 days a week. Only ugly time is when leaves turn yellow and fall off and I have to wait a little while until I see little greenery start to appear on the stem and I know another year of beauty is on its way.

By: Adriana

Adriana — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 22:18:23 +0000

In reply to Jeanne Fleury. Jeanne, if it bothers you that it overtook your hosta, you can move it to another location that has the same characteristics. The best time to move is in late fall after the plant goes dormant, or in early spring before it shows signs of life. It also sounds like you could divide your bleeding heart if you wanted to multiply them. Thye usually need dividing every few years, and since you'd be digging it up., this would be a good time to do that as well.

By: Jeanne Fleury

Jeanne Fleury — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:37:59 +0000

I have a bleeding heart that I planted between. stone wall and a hosta and it has grown to about two feet but crowded by hosta is this a problem and can I move it or should I leave it?

By: Adriana

Adriana — Sun, 02 May 2021 22:11:29 +0000

In reply to Patty Rothenbach.

Patty, you can see it here: https://artofnaturalliving.com/finding-cinderella-in-a-bleeding-heart/

By: Patty Rothenbach

Patty Rothenbach — Sun, 02 May 2021 13:39:00 +0000

MY AUNT USED TO CAREFULLY TAKE THE FLOWERS APART AND SHOW ME THE 6 OR 7 PARTS OF THE DANCING LADY, ENDING WITH THE WHITE DANCING SLIPPER. SHE CAN’T REMEMBER THEM ANYMORE, AND I CAN’T FIND ANYONE THAT KNOWS. ANY HELP?

By: Denise Young

Denise Young — Sat, 01 May 2021 16:17:28 +0000

I’ve had bleeding hearts in my garden for about 20 years! This spring my largest plant didn’t make it through winter, the smaller one did. We’ve had much colder winters than this past winter. How long do these plants live?

By: Adriana

Adriana — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:01:52 +0000

In reply to Hazel McAllister. If you transplanted them twice in a short time the shock might have been too much for the plant!

By: Hazel McAllister

Hazel McAllister — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:30:43 +0000

I was given some roots and I had here in the house and they were doing really good then placed in a bigger pot and 2 days later they all wilted what did I do wrong

By: ILoveGardening

ILoveGardening — Fri, 08 May 2020 00:37:57 +0000

In reply to Sylvia Swindull-Lawson. Yes, cut back to just above the green you see emerging.

By: Sylvia Swindull-Lawson

Sylvia Swindull-Lawson — Sat, 02 May 2020 22:53:02 +0000

My Bleeding Heart is big, the vines are all tangled they look dead, but I notice little green leaves coming up. Should I cut it back or see if it blooms. Been beautiful in past.