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| Biggest Bleeding Heart in town. . . |
I have walked by this Dicentra many times throughout the years and marveled at the size and vitality of this particular plant. Seemingly resistant to the frost (we had a hard frost on June 10th), this particular plant thrives in its location. This is planted on the east side of the building, probably doesn't get a lot of morning sun due to the buildings across the street, a couple hours of direct sun early afternoon, then protected from the intense afternoon sun. I have tried a bleeding heart on the north side of my house, and have lost it repeatedly either to inadequate sun or it was the dog's favorite place to lay, not quite sure which. I remember in the field bleeding hearts on due north exposures did not do as well as this. I like the effect of this planting with just a large bushel of Dicentra with only some pansies for some color contrast (I think the combo of Dicentra and Gallium is nice) as it's a hard plant to mix into the perennial garden. It's such a great plant on it's own.
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| I guess we know why it's called 'Bleeding Heart'! |
Keep the soil for these guys moist and maybe and extra bit of mulch to retain water. I'm a big fan of the Back to Earth non-acidified mulch. It really helps keep the moisture from running off, it breaks down and adds to your soil content, and it looks natural (not like red bark mulch--yuck.)
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