Bleeding Heart

Growing from seed

Start Bleeding Heart indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost. Seeds usually come up in around 30 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in partial sun, spaced about 60 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 120 days.

Companion Planting

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  Clover
  

  CloverGreat pair

  • ❧Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Bleeding Heart feeds on
  • ❧Bleeding Heart draws Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Clover acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Bleeding Heart
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  Common bean
  

  Common beanGreat pair

  • ❧Common bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Bleeding Heart feeds on
  • ❧Bleeding Heart draws Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Common bean acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Bleeding Heart
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  French Marigold
  Good pair

  • ❧French Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Bleeding Heart
  • ❧French Marigold acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Bleeding Heart
  • ❧Bleeding Heart draws Bumblebees and Bees and more that improve pollination for both

How to grow Bleeding Heart

1. Sow8 weeks before frost
2. Germinates30 days
3. Space60 cm apart
4. GrowPartial sun
5. Harvest~120 days

Water: Medium · Height: 90 cm · Soil: Moist, humus-rich, well-draining — cool root zone