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[gruselig]

I just have a quick little question. My bleeding hearts are floundering a little. We've been hit with high winds lately and they've become so bent and their leaves are starting to wither. I brought them indoors (they're potted) to protect them from the wind. I thought to cut the dying leaves off, but what would be the best way to help my plant

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[hetterrific]

My bleeding hearts were absolutely wiped out by frost about a month ago. I wouldn't even look at them because I was so sad. Then they just perked right up and look better this year than I have ever seen bleeding hearts look.

We live in Nebraska, so it's a fairly high wind place. My only suggestions would be looking at the amount of light and how much water they are getting.

[gruselig]

I think I might try that - watering them, keeping them protected, and and I'll see if they make a comeback or not. Thanks for the tip!

[romani123]

The winters and Summers here are not right for Bleeding Hears here.
They last one year after being planted here and then die.
In Germany they should grow well.You need a semi shaded sheltered area for them it sounds like.

[gruselig]

My bleeding hearts were thriving on my patio before the wind started to kill them - the sheltered part is rather hard, living on the top floor of an apartment building. Normally the wind isn't so bad.

[moontrail]

Wow. Bleeding hearts are perennials here in Kentucky.

[romani123]

Our Clay soil kills them.And our winters are too mild.

[blowtorch_betty]

They don't tend to stay pretty through the summer, they're really a spring plant. Keep them well watered to prolong their show, but don't expect to keep them around through the season.

[djinnthespazz]

In zone five Michigan, they were a spring ephemeral - coming up to bloom in the spring and dying back to the ground by July. Yours might just be in the die-back part of the cycle.

They will do better in the ground, it's hard to know how much water a dormant plant needs. I'd say water the pot once a week if you keep it in the pot.

Good luck!

[bezigebij]

In the Netherlands here, so essentially the same climatic conditions as Germany. Bleeding Hearts are, as other commenters have said, a Spring flower. Generally around the end of May after they are finished blooming they start to die back. In order to ensure there isn't a hole in the garden or an empty pot, I would recommend companion planting - meaning plant them together with another plant that comes up later in the season. Hostas, ornamental grasses, Persicarias, Eupatoriums...well lots of later summer blooming perennials really, don't start really growing till the end of May / beginning of June. Thus as your Bleeding Hearts start to die back these plant cover the messy leaves and fill up the space.