Morning sun is good, but afternoon sun is too hot. However, if they stand in water their roots will rot.
They prefer to light to all shade, and like slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil. Other references of the bleeding heart are "lady's locket", "lady in a boat" and if you gently pull the two pink tabs apart there is "a lady in a bathtub".Īnother special feature of bleeding heart is the fact that it blooms in the spring and continues to bloom for several weeks if the temperatures remain cool. The blossom consists a pillow-like flower with a single drop dangling on the bottom of each bloom. Dicentra comes from Greek words dis meaning "two", and kentros meaning "spurs" referring to the flowers unusual shape. Bleeding hearts are a graceful woodland plant that has been around for more then a century, with more than 150 species from which to choose. The dangling red and white hearts begin to appear along arching stems even before the foliage leaves have completely emerged. Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis, zone three to nine) is a classic perennial which is often given for Mother's day because it symbolizes undying love.
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