Dappled Sun
Medium
Prefers part shade. Gets a bit leggy as the season progresses, can pull and shake seeds on the ground for new plants next year, or cut back to base foliage to rejuvenate.
Try to plant in a location that enjoys dappled sun and remember to water moderately.This plant self-seeds and tends to pop up throughout your garden after letting a plant go to seed.
When the plants are 3-5 cm tall, they can be transplanted. When the plants are larger, or flowering, they can still be transplanted but be careful not to damage the fragile stems in the process.
“Heartsease” refers to the medicinal properties assigned to the plant in herbalism.
This plants plays a somewhat infamous role in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” when Oberon asks Puck to find a little flower called “Love in Idleness.”
heartsease, heart’s ease, heart’s delight, tickle-my-fancy, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, come-and-cuddle-me, three faces in a hood, love-in-idleness