Well, today is Valentine's Day and since I am now spending it alone for the second year in a row (I know! Who would have thought this could happen to me?!?), I thought it might be appropriate to post a little about the plant which matches synonymously with the way I am feeling today. Well maybe I am being overly dramatic, but here it goes:
Another fantastic plant that thrives in the shade and no doubt one I plan to include this spring.
Blooms mid-Spring through mid-Summer.
Trim off the spent stalks of flowers and new ones will spring up, but leave them and seed pods will be produced.
For potting:
Fill a pot one-third to one-half of its height with a fresh, well-drained potting medium such as a mix of half loam and half peat. If transplanting the plant from outside, prune the roots if necessary up to one-half their lengths. Place the bleeding heart flower in the container, allowing the roots to spread naturally, and fill the rest of the potting medium around the roots.
Bleeding Heart
Another fantastic plant that thrives in the shade and no doubt one I plan to include this spring.
Blooms mid-Spring through mid-Summer.
Trim off the spent stalks of flowers and new ones will spring up, but leave them and seed pods will be produced.
For potting:
Fill a pot one-third to one-half of its height with a fresh, well-drained potting medium such as a mix of half loam and half peat. If transplanting the plant from outside, prune the roots if necessary up to one-half their lengths. Place the bleeding heart flower in the container, allowing the roots to spread naturally, and fill the rest of the potting medium around the roots.
