Dicentra Species, Fringed Bleeding Heart, Wild Bleeding Heart, Fern Leaf Bleeding Heart

We have a beautiful bleeding heart with probably a 2 foot base - it has been here a while - any ideas on when is the best time to move or...Read More divide? We are in upstate NY

This plant grows wild in my backyard in Graham, WA. It is a wonderful beauty.

I have very good luck growing this in Northern Idaho. It is planted in a quite shady area; next to the house between the house and our la...Read Morerge tree next to the driveway. I have been told the flowers look like " ladies in a bathtub upside down".

Purchased two plants, put in very shady area, received average watering. Performed well first year. Second year plant closest to light ...Read Moredid very well, plant further away from light produced foliage but no blooms. Clearly likes partial shade, tolerates little water.
Are native to California however these plants referred to here are cultivars.

One of my favorite garden plants! Lovely foliage. If you pinch off the stems after blooming it goes for the whole season (May to frost he...Read Morere)although a dwindling supply of new flowers.Performs much better in light shade.

I bought three dicentra last year; only one came back this year. It just sits there limply and gives off a few wilted looking blooms.

Fringed bleeding heart is much more forgiving of temporary hot/dry spells than the more commonly grown species. It stays above-ground an...Read Mored blooms if provided suitable moisture and shade, occasionally into the autumn.

Has fern-like foliage and blooms intermittently through the summer. There are several varieties with flowers in shades of red or pink. T...Read Morehe plant tolerates full sun if well-watered, although does best in partial shade.

Plant in a well-drained spot enriched with humus or peat. Fringed Bleeding Heart self seeds freely and may become overcrowded in time.