Bleeding Heart

[briar_witch]

Does anyone here have any experience with growing the bleeding heart plant? Are they invasive and hard to get rid of? How shady is too shady for them? I've done some googling already, but am hoping for some added, more concise input from you folks

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[briar_witch]

I'm glad to hear this! I have clayey soil, so it's good to know that won't be an issue for them.

Sounds lovely! :) Thank you so much for the input.

[briar_witch]

Oh, nice. :) I can't wait until I can get out and stick my hands in the dirt.

[matrixx]

They aren't invasive at all and will put up with a LOT of shade.

[briar_witch]

Good to know, thank you!

[angeyja]

I am in a zone 4 climate and with a clay scree mix. Mine are up against a house with basically no direct sun, and they are doing very well. Not invasive but they can get very large when they are happy, awkward here because I planted them up against a path and then they'll die back in mid to late summer..which presents a differnet problem; ferns are good if it's a spot that stays damp or you can water. Under trees it won't stay damp; but it won't against a house either ;')

[briar_witch]

I agree with you that often times plants don't do hugely well directly underneath trees. In my case however, I have ferns already there and which have been doing well for a few years now. There is also some moss that likes to grow in the spot as well. I'm thinking it must have poor drainage. So, with you and the others are telling me, I'm thinking the bleeding hearts will do quite well. I'm hoping to turn it into a sort of peaceful, shady retreat in that corner.

Thank you! I appreciate the input. :)

[sirtobybelch]

I have a bleeding heart and it is with some ferns. They can get really big and push out other plants but I wouldn't say they are invassive.

[briar_witch]

Good to know! :)

[ladyapple27]

I have bleeding hearts in 3/4 shade and partial sun. They do nicely. I wouldn't care if my bleeding hearts got as large as some of the ones described above.

[briar_witch]

I like that you gave a percentage, it gives me a good idea of how much shade they may do well in. The area I'll be putting them in is fairly heavily shaded, but at least your percentage gives me a certain baseline to go from.

[low_delta]

The shadier they get, the longer they last before dying off for the year. I have some in full sun, and they don't bloom much, and die off early. I have another that only gets a tiny bit of sun around sunset. It blooms reasonably well, but I'm always tempted to cut it down before it goes dormant, just to get it over with.

[briar_witch]

Mine should bloom for a very long time then! :P