Re: bleeding heart (dicentra) problem
Both my 'Old fashioned Bleeding Heart' and my "everblooming' d. eximia set
seeds quite readily.
Hank Zumach
Stoddard, WI
zone 4B
----- Original Message -----
From: Hancock, Justin W <JHancock@NAOGINC.COM>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [SG] 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
>
