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Dicentra
WHITE BLEEDING HEART
SKU: 561-010
Freshly harvested seeds, this season! Bleeding heart are a very easy and beautiful hardy perennials for the mainly-shaded garden, and do well even in dry areas under trees, and around homes. Plants grow up lush foliage in early spring, quickly forming large clumps bearing many, many gorgeous heart-shaped flowers along long stems! Flowers last for a long time, as they continue to develop along the stems, easily visible and adding welcomed color to the spring and early-summer gardens. We grow various Bleeding Heart plants around our property, and they seem to be quite versatile regarding location. Most of our soil is sandy and dry, and they even grow under the acid-producing evergreen trees! Obviously they are also quite happy in rich, moist soil also. Excellent, elegant spring blooms!
Type: Hardy perennial
Height: 24-36"
Location: Part shade or full shade
Hardiness zones: 3-9, sometimes zone 2
Seeds per pack: 10 (previously 5)
Germination: Sow the seeds just under the surface and water in. Leave them at room temperature for 4 weeks. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. They will not grow yet. Then a cooling period is required. Cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 80 days. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold-moist stratification period they are then brought back to a cool room (15-18C, 59-68F) for them to germinate. Germination is generally 30-60 days after the warming period, though some can take longer. Be sure to keep them indoors and cool while they are germinating and small plants, as they dislike heat and will not grow in heat at these early stages.
Freshly harvested seeds, this season! Bleeding heart are a very easy and beautiful hardy perennials for the mainly-shaded garden, and do well even in dry areas under trees, and around homes. Plants grow up lush foliage in early spring, quickly forming large clumps bearing many, many gorgeous heart-shaped flowers along long stems! Flowers last for a long time, as they continue to develop along the stems, easily visible and adding welcomed color to the spring and early-summer gardens. We grow various Bleeding Heart plants around our property, and they seem to be quite versatile regarding location. Most of our soil is sandy and dry, and they even grow under the acid-producing evergreen trees! Obviously they are also quite happy in rich, moist soil also. Excellent, elegant spring blooms!
Type: Hardy perennial
Height: 24-36"
Location: Part shade or full shade
Hardiness zones: 3-9, sometimes zone 2
Seeds per pack: 10 (previously 5)
Germination: Sow the seeds just under the surface and water in. Leave them at room temperature for 4 weeks. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. They will not grow yet. Then a cooling period is required. Cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 80 days. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold-moist stratification period they are then brought back to a cool room (15-18C, 59-68F) for them to germinate. Germination is generally 30-60 days after the warming period, though some can take longer. Be sure to keep them indoors and cool while they are germinating and small plants, as they dislike heat and will not grow in heat at these early stages.
