Re: bleeding heart (dicentra) problem
Gerry---My D. spectabilis does set seeds in my garden. This year, one of
the clumps has about 10 "babies". Other clumps somewhat fewer.
Hank Zumach
Stoddard, WI
zone 4B
----- Original Message -----
From: Gerry/Bob O'Neill <eoneill@IBM.NET>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 6:23 AM
Subject: Re: [SG] bleeding heart (dicentra) problem
> At 12:58 AM 5/20/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >Well, Hank, I don't know the reason, but I have found this a
> >relatively short-lived plant in my garden. It does not seed around
> >like D. spectabilis, but, as you say, sort of fades away after a few
> >seasons.
>
> Well, pooh. Marge, are you telling me that Dicentra seeds around too? I
> have several old spectabilis clumps in the yard, and though they bloom
> heavily each year, I've never seen them set seed.
>
> Gerry
>
