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Siwsan

(27,261 posts)
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 10:14 AM Apr 2021

The Bleeding Hearts.

These are another of my nostalgic favorites. My Grandmother always had these, growing along side her driveway. I bought a couple of plants but they just weren't really looking healthy. So, I dug them up and replanted them in front of the house (south facing) and they are now absolutely thriving.

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The Bleeding Hearts. (Original Post) Siwsan Apr 2021 OP
So pretty! Rebl2 Apr 2021 #1
a favorite of mine, too. mopinko Apr 2021 #2
Georgeous garden! Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #3
A favorite of mine, too. SharonClark Apr 2021 #4
very pretty NJCher Apr 2021 #5
Great photo. In_The_Wind Apr 2021 #6

mopinko

(71,713 posts)
2. a favorite of mine, too.
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 10:49 AM
Apr 2021

i have tried many times to get them to grow in my shady little gangway garden to no avail.
i think it's more the soil than the sun, tho. very alkali here.

i had a neighbor that was a fanatic gardener. she let me help her sometimes.
she had a huge pink and white one.
i do have dutchman's breeches in my sunny garden, tho. so adorable.

SharonClark

(10,310 posts)
4. A favorite of mine, too.
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 02:35 PM
Apr 2021

I clearly remember my aunt showing me her Bleeding Hearts when I was very young. I was fascinated by them and my grand’s Four O’Clocks.

As to Bleeding Hearts, I have the traditional pink, lovely white, and several with chartreuse leaves and white flowers. They safely grow along the chain-link fence where I don’t accidentally dig them up after they go dormant in late summer.

NJCher

(37,743 posts)
5. very pretty
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 10:38 PM
Apr 2021

Hummingbirds love them but deer don't.

I have some growing in a south-facing, shaded garden. Soon they will be up!

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