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.
Seeds must be sown while fresh.
Seed benefits greatly from stratification. Perfect candidate for wintersowing.
These estimates for how long Bleeding heart takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
Average 39 days | Min 20 days | Max 3368 days (2)
Average 150 days | Min 150 days | Max 150 days (1)
Average 490 days | Min 370 days | Max 3572 days (8)
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