The Dicentra is also known as the Bleeding Heart plant and gets its name from the heart-shaped flowers that dangle creating an effect that looks as though the little hearts are bleeding. These are shade-loving woodland plants that provide said flowers at the beginning of spring when not much else is flowering. They flower for several weeks so you can enjoy them for quite some time. Dicentra prefers to be planted in cooler climates and…

Bleeding Hearts are beautiful plants that produce flowers with an appearance very similar to a heart shape that is drooping downwards, giving the impression that it is bleeding. These are delicate flowers that dangle along the pendant stalk and prefer shaded, cooler areas, like those found in the UK. What’s more, you can grow them very successfully in a pot so you don’t need a large garden space to cultivate them. It’s worth mentioning that…

Growing a Dicentra (or Bleeding Heart) from seed is actually a fairly simple process. There are a few rules that you need to adhere to and they need a cold snap first so follow our steps below to successfully grow your own Dicentra from seed. Collecting the seeds If you are already growing a Bleeding Heart in your garden you can collect the seeds from your plant after it has finished flowering. This means you…

If you are growing a Bleeding Hearts, (also known as Dicentra) you no doubt know how beautiful the delicate heart-shaped flowers are and have certainly seen evidence as to how the plant gets its name. Bleeding Hearts are woodland herbaceous perennials and they typically grow in a forest along the forest floor often protected from direct sunlight by the canopy of forest trees. They only survive in areas with good soil conditions, cooler temperatures and…