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Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart

Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart

Traditional Favorite

  (5 customer reviews)



Heart-shaped flowers dangle from 2- to 3-ft. stems in late spring. Lovely in front of ferns, behind lilies of the valley, or anywhere in a woodland garden. Dark green leaves provide a striking contrast. Prefers full to partial shade. Bareroot. Zones 2-9.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.


Product Details
Zones: 2 - 9 (-50° F.)
Height: up to 3 ft
Spacing: 12-18 in
Depth: plant crown 2-3 inches below soil surface
Spread: 12-24 in
Sun/Shade: part shade
Color: pink
Foliage: fern-like green
Blooms: May-June
Comments: Mulch during the first winter. Foliage may die back after flowering in July or Aug.May die back after flowering to resume growth the following spring. Keep well watered during dry periods in the summer. Will not tolerate wet soils. To help improve conditions, mix in peat moss, compost, or dehydrated manure. May be mulched around the base during the first winter. Good for naturalizing. Clusters of drooping heart-shaped blooms, Definitely an old fashioned plant - was probably in a grandmother's garden. CALLED LYRE FLOWER. ALL PLANT PARTS MAY BE TOXIC IF INGESTED.
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Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart Ships In Both Spring And Fall
Unable to ship to: AE AK GU HI PR

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 -  Friday, May 18, 2012
What a cute flower
Reviewed By: Ellen (Silver Spring, Maryland)
What a sturdy little root. I bought 2 but forgot to plant the second one for 2 weeks. It looked dead but I tried anyway. It came back with a vengence! The other one took right away and the funny little flowers are so very cute.

 -  Saturday, March 31, 2012
Did great!
Reviewed By: Mark (Los Angeles, CA)
Got the roots and stored them in the refrigerator for a week until I could plant. Soaked the roots in water for a couple of hours and then planted in the yard. The plant had shoots popping out of the ground within a week, and two weeks later was 12 in. tall, with pink heart-shaped blooms.

 -  Monday, March 28, 2011
Love them!
Reviewed By: Jindra (St. Petersburg, Florida)
I received them two weeks ago and planted them in pots. I got two plants and one of them is already blooming! In just two weeks! I was little bit worried for the Florida hot weather, but I placed them to all day shade and they do very well.


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Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Traditional Favorite

  (5 customer reviews)

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Heart-shaped flowers dangle from 2- to 3-ft. stems in late spring. Lovely in front of ferns, behind lilies of the valley, or anywhere in a woodland garden. Dark green leaves provide a striking contrast. Prefers full to partial shade. Bareroot. Zones 2-9.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.


Product Details
Zones: 2 - 9 (-50° F.)
Height: up to 3 ft
Spacing: 12-18 in
Depth: plant crown 2-3 inches below soil surface
Spread: 12-24 in
Sun/Shade: part shade
Color: pink
Foliage: fern-like green
Blooms: May-June
Comments: Mulch during the first winter. Foliage may die back after flowering in July or Aug.May die back after flowering to resume growth the following spring. Keep well watered during dry periods in the summer. Will not tolerate wet soils. To help improve conditions, mix in peat moss, compost, or dehydrated manure. May be mulched around the base during the first winter. Good for naturalizing. Clusters of drooping heart-shaped blooms, Definitely an old fashioned plant - was probably in a grandmother's garden. CALLED LYRE FLOWER. ALL PLANT PARTS MAY BE TOXIC IF INGESTED.
Shipping: View Shipping Schedule
Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart Ships In Both Spring And Fall
Unable to ship to: AE AK GU HI PR

Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers

Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating 

 -  Friday, May 18, 2012
What a cute flower
Reviewed By: Ellen (Silver Spring, Maryland)
What a sturdy little root. I bought 2 but forgot to plant the second one for 2 weeks. It looked dead but I tried anyway. It came back with a vengence! The other one took right away and the funny little flowers are so very cute.

 -  Saturday, March 31, 2012
Did great!
Reviewed By: Mark (Los Angeles, CA)
Got the roots and stored them in the refrigerator for a week until I could plant. Soaked the roots in water for a couple of hours and then planted in the yard. The plant had shoots popping out of the ground within a week, and two weeks later was 12 in. tall, with pink heart-shaped blooms.

 -  Monday, March 28, 2011
Love them!
Reviewed By: Jindra (St. Petersburg, Florida)
I received them two weeks ago and planted them in pots. I got two plants and one of them is already blooming! In just two weeks! I was little bit worried for the Florida hot weather, but I placed them to all day shade and they do very well.


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