Re: bleeding heart (dicentra) problem
My soil is pretty good. That should not be the problem unless this variety
has some unusual nutrient requirement. Since we do have seedlings from this
D. eximia, it must be some other cultivar. the yellowing that take's place
precedes the decline of the plant. Can you comment on the yellowing?
Hank Zumach
Stoddard, WI
zone 4B
----- Original Message -----
From: Hancock, Justin W <JHancock@NAOGINC.COM>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [SG] bleeding heart (dicentra) problem
> Dicentra 'Luxuriant' is supposed to be a sterile cultivar; it shouldn't be
> able to set seeds. Also, because it's an eximia cultivar, it shouldn't
need
> to go dormant in summer like the spectabilis types. Do you have good soil?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerry/Bob O'Neill [e*@IBM.NET]
> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 6:23 AM
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> 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
>
