more bleeding heart
- To: perennial
- Subject: more bleeding heart
- From: e*
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 21:30:13 -0700
there is a fringed bleed heart (d. eximia) native to the eastern US and also
the Western bleeding heard (d. formosa) has a fringed leaf.
The d. formosa is common around my neck of the woods and I have found to to be
a wonderful addition to my garden, easily transplantable, divides like mad and
frequently can be cut back mid July for another set of blooms in late summer,
if the plant get enough water and is not in a baking sun area.
Last summer, I pulled out a totally fried common bleeding heart..having
planted it in a spot that ended up with too much hogt sun in mid summer.
I put a rose there, divided the roots of the plant I dug up and ended up with
10 new plants, plus the roots I left behind are again in full bloom,
overshadowing the rose, growing amongst it..I think this thing could be
invasive in good soil.. but I don't care because I love it.
So..if you move one, make sure you get all the roots..it aparently does not
take much to grow back.
Next year I am going to do a pink and white tulip/bleeding heart early spring
border in my front yard..going to include an oregon native, flowering red
currant which is also in bloom here now and some white and pink
hyacinth..growing along the street, backed by a white lattice fence..I can see
it now!
elle in cedar mill oregon/n. willamette valley
zone 8/sunset zone 6
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