Re: bleeding heart (dicentra) problem

Hank:

I've noticed that sometimes the foliage of these bleeding hearts goes yellow
in nurseries, too. I'd assumed it was from improper care---but in the
garden, that shouldn't be a problem. I don't know for certain; maybe they
respond to too warm of temperatures?
I've also found that cultivars aren't always correctly named when they're
sold. The D. eximia group and the D. formosa group seems to set seed freely.

--Justin
Zone 4, Minnesota, USA

-----Original Message-----
From: Hank Zumach [z*@EXECPC.COM]
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 10:11 PM
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Subject: Re: [SG] 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
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