My sad Bleeding Heart.

18 years ago

I inherited this plant and at first I knew what it was... just the common name and after a bit of searching found out what the proper name was for it Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba'. It's one of the "old fashioned" bleeding hearts.

This is how it looked today... pretty sad but still hanging on. From what I have been reading about it online most of these plants have died back to the ground by now. Mine is still there albeit not in the greatest of shapes... I am going to be dividing it this fall and hopefully transplanting it to a more suitable location. That is once that particular bed is ready to accept plants!

Anyways, take a look... not a bad specimen for something I didn't have to pay for! ;-))

P.S. Forgive all the weeds around it as this area is nothing but weeds that have to be cleaned up. One other reason I'm moving this.

ttfn

Mystic.

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gldno1
18 years ago
I think it looks pretty darned good for this time of year. Mine is starting to yellow up some.

Lucky you!
bonnys
18 years ago
It looks pretty good to me too! Mine get early morning sun until about noonish and then shade for the rest of the day. They get pretty big and last a long time. If the roofers hadn't destroyed it, my red one would continue to grow new leaves until it gets really hot in August.
Great price for that ;' )
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mystic_dragon72
Original Author
18 years ago
I like inheriting plants like this... and since its a mature specimen and ready to be transplanted I can put it where it'll be enjoyed more. This is one of the plants that reminds me of childhood. ;-)) I also inherited a hosta (don't know which variety yet but then again I haven't looked it up.. although it's a green leafed variety), two peony plants that also need transplanting as they are in full shade, a bunch of daffodils and one lone tulip that needs moved so it's out of the way when mowing the grass. Most of these I will be moving to better locations once the beds are all ready.

I realize that Bleeding Hearts usually do not like being transplanted because of their brittle roots but this one has to be moved. You can't really tell the size from the photo there but when it was in full bloom it was almost 3.5 feet tall and about the same width! That's a big plant for this species! You can see the 'natural' division points in the photo though.. and of course I will be following what mother nature is telling me. :-D

This plant is under a mimosa tree so right now it gets dappled shade almost all day... seems to really like it here but I will be moving it under my big maple tree... hopefully I won't have a problem with the roots of that tree.

ttfn
Mystic.
angelcub
18 years ago
Looks waaaay better than mine right now. : ) I have the Alba variety and hope to get a few more in pink and red.

I had to move one because of too much sun. I just made sure I dug out all of the root ball and then some. Actually I had DH do it with my close supervision. ; )

Diana