Bleeding hearts (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) have some of the most striking flowers of any spring-blooming plant. Long strings of puffy, heart-shaped blooms—in shades from white, to pink ...

Red shade perennials can add a striking touch of color to gardens with limited sunlight, creating an attractive contrast to ...

Most plant lovers, particularly those who have lived farther North, are acquainted with bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis), a two-foot to three-foot tall Japanese perennial with dainty ...

so don’t panic when it looks like your plant is crapping out; it will come back twice as vigorous early next spring. There is a rather obscure species of Bleeding Heart that is actually a vine ...

QMy cousin has an incredibly beautiful and large bleeding heart plant. I would like to take a division of it for my garden. Can I dig up part of the root, and when should this be done? ANow is a ...

The common or old-fashioned bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis) produces sprays of deep pink or white heart-shaped flowers. This plant in the Fumariaceae family is hardy in zones 3-9.

Dear Master Gardener: I remember my grandmother having bleeding heart plants in her garden and would like to have some in my garden too. Is this a plant for sun or shade? What are some planting tips?

Plants are toxic, so deer and rabbits seldom bother any bleeding heart. * Size: Fringe-leaf bleeding hearts grow 10 to 15 inches tall and spread slowly. Space 18 inches apart at planting.

Gina Parkinson pays special attention to the fragile stems of the Bleeding Heart plant. Dicentras arrive in the garden during May and what a lovely display they make during the month. Dicentra ...

Question: I have a bleeding heart that was given to me by my mother-in-law. My daughter would like to have a piece of the plant, but I’m not sure how to divide it since it has died back for the ...