How to grow Bleeding Heart

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Dappled Sun
OR
Full Shade
Medium

After blooming, leave foliage until it begins to yellow at the end of season, then remove – this allows the leaves to soak up as much sunlight as possible before the frost.

Growing Bleeding heart from seed

Seeds must be sown while fresh.
Seed benefits greatly from stratification. Perfect candidate for wintersowing.

How long does Bleeding heart take to grow?

These estimates for how long Bleeding heart takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

Days to Germination How long does it take Bleeding heart to germinate?: 39 days
Average 39 days | Min 20 days | Max 3368 days (2)
Days to Transplant How long until I can plant out Bleeding heart?: + 150 days
Average 150 days | Min 150 days | Max 150 days (1)
Days to Maturity How long until Bleeding heart is ready for harvest / bloom?: + 490 days
Average 490 days | Min 370 days | Max 3572 days (8)
Total Growing Days How long does it take to grow Bleeding heart?: = 679 days

Bleeding heart Etymology

The botanical epithet is from the Latin spectabilis meaning “spectacular”

Other names for Bleeding heart

Old fashioned bleeding heart, Venus's car, Lady in a bath, Dutchman's trousers, Lyre-flower

Dicentra spectabilis

Misspellings: Bleeding-heart, Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart