Bleeding Heart Gone Crazy
By fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29820)
Momence, Illinois
June 2, 2016 6:58am CST
I planted a Bleeding Heart flower a couple of years ago. It has done better than I expected. When I planted it two springs ago is stood about 4 inches high. No flowers that year but I was hopeful for the future of this plant. From what I have seen there are two colors of Bleeding Heart, red and pink. The color variation from plant to plant varies and the pink and red while different the colors are hard to differentiate unless the two colors are next to each other.
My Bleeding Heart is currently about 3 feet tall. I have to say I'm very pleased with the growth and health of this plant. I'm thinking that if I left it alone it would very well take over my flower bed. So far we haven't cut it back but that day my come eventually.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
2 Jun 16
It is really pretty! I want one of those. But i would kill it, lol. I am not good at keeping any plants/flowers alive. =(
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
2 Jun 16
@fishtiger58 Oh I really want one now! Thanks for telling me about it.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
No you wouldn't kill it, all it needs is some water now and then that's it. We do nothing else for this plant.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
@LovingMyBabies you are more than welcome, I will be awaiting pictures, next year lol.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
2 Jun 16
Just reading the title only, my immediate thought was: I am a bleeding heart and I already know I am crazy. Nothing new. 
The picture and the flowers are absolutely lovely!!! 
The picture and the flowers are absolutely lovely!!! 2 people like this
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
lol way funny, I must have been thinking about you. Thanks glad you like my shot.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
2 Jun 16
Beautiful plant. I have always wanted one to add to my garden bed. We are contemplating a move and will need to uproot and transplant my many treasured perennials. I refuse to leave them behind.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
@ElusiveButterfly I think so too, and the bigger it gets the more flowers I get. A win win deal lol. Thanks so much.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
I don't blame you I would take them with me as well. It seems to be doing quite well without any interference from us. I'm pleased.
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@vandana7 (100362)
• India
2 Jun 16
@fishtiger58 ... I wish we could change the names...lol.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
ooozing love does sound way better than bleeding heart.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
@vandana7 Maybe we can I wonder who we could talk to about this lol.
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@Juliaacv (51298)
• Canada
2 Jun 16
I don't have a bleeding heart plant, but another friend on here does and I love to look at the pictures that she posts. Is there a lot of upkeep to keeping this plant small and contained to just a certain size? I don't like high maintenance plants.
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@Juliaacv (51298)
• Canada
2 Jun 16
@fishtiger58 Is it a plant that you can or have to easily separate to keep it to a certain size?
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
We just let it go and it's done very well. It seems to grow up more than out, but it has done some of that as well.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
@Juliaacv I don't think so we have just left it alone, but I think if it gets to large you can easily cut it down a bit.
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@precious4011 (294)
• Nigeria
2 Jun 16
That's great. The flower is very beautiful
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
@precious4011 The flowers are actually done already but I have many pics of it.
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@precious4011 (294)
• Nigeria
2 Jun 16
@fishtiger58 i do like it. Hoping to see more pictures of it....
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@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
19 Jul 16
I discovered this flower because I was searching for free images for my blogs. This has to be one of the most beautiful flowers in the world! Sadly, I've never actually seen a real one. 
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
23 Jul 16
How sad, you are certainly missing out. My bleeding heart is only 3 years old at this point but it's huge, and it produces a ton of flowers every year. Glad I got to at least show you a shot of them.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 Jun 16
My mother had one in a hanging basket and it was beautiful, but if memory serves it wasn't fond of too much sun.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
Ours gets a mixture of sun and shade where we planted it. I'm sure that's why my hubby put it in that spot. It's doing well for which I'm glad, I was the one who wanted it.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 Jun 16
@fishtiger58 It's funny, my mother was not an outdoor person - unless she happened to go out to chat with a neighbor. She wasn't fond of the sun at all and was usually more concerned with her indoor plants.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
@AbbyGreenhill she knew what she was doing, the bleeding heart at least mine seems really hardy.
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
6 Jun 16
Sadly it doesn't seems the blooms last about 2 weeks then it's just the foliage that continues to grow.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
6 Jun 16
@fishtiger58 I know. I really don't understand where they all went. Maybe they just aren't so popular around here anymore. I think they're wonderful.
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
6 Jun 16
That's too bad, they sure are pretty.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
Mine are red, this pic is of them in the park near my house they are pink. Seems the pink ones around here anyways are more common so I picked a red one.
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@cyberrat (204)
• Portsmouth, Ohio
3 Jun 16
Beautiful blooms, when I planted mine I did not realize they got so tall now I have to relocate all the bulbs I planted around it come fall because the bleeding heart covers them :( will have to do the same with the red and white one in a year or so too
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
6 Jun 16
I want some white ones, didn't know they came in white. Yup my flowers are done but the plant is getting huge, I'm thinking it will take over the flower bed if we don't cut it back some.
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
I'm so glad you like it, it was my pleasure to share.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
6 Jun 16
Mine are done too, I wish they bloomed all summer.
but yes they are beautiful
@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
2 Jun 16
So pretty. I didn't know they could grow outside. I've only seen them in hanging planters. I'll keep that in mind :)
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
We have a park near our home and they have just tons of them growing everywhere. Thanks Deb.
@eliza_godinez12 (5726)
• Philippines
2 Jun 16
Its my first time seeing that kind of flowers 
nice...
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
And thank you, I love it glad you do as well.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Jun 16
It's great I can show you something you have never seen before. It's one of my favorite flowers.
