Bleeding Heart Flower Plant Care

Cut the stems back when flowering is over.

Bleeding heart flower plant care. Plant your bleeding heart in a cool shady area with moist rich soil using a garden trowel. Lift bleeding hearts and replant them every 3 to 4 years. Western bleeding heart is more tolerant than other species but keep moisture and do not soggy the soil. Work compost into the area before planting the bleeding heart plant in fall or spring.

Put the pot in a plastic bag and place in the freezer for 6 to 8 weeks. Place the container in a location where it can t get scorched by the afternoon sun. The plant s roots should be buried completely so that the plant can stand upright. The bleeding heart plant likes to be planted in organic soil in a shady or part shade area.

Being careful not to damage the roots move the plants into large pots and place them in a frost free room. Give water well after bleeding heart planting water well on all four sides of the plant so that the soil around the roots are saturated. Bleeding hearts can be started from seed division cutting or seedling. While your bleeding heart flower is a perennial the foliage and flowers may not survive frosts.

To start seeds indoors place seeds in a pot of soil. Remove and discard the oldest part of the plant. To force bleeding heats into early bloom start in the fall. The roots will continue to survive as long as they re protected from extreme cold.

Remove the pot and all to germinate and grow in regular seedling conditions. Care for bleeding heart includes keeping the soil consistently moist by regular watering. In january raise the temperature to 60 70 f.