Bleeding Hearts love moist soil and prefer to spend their time in partial shade. They are springtime showstoppers with dozens of pendulous pink flowers on long, arching stems. They will bloom for weeks, but once the show is over, it's really over.
Bleeding Hearts are ephemeral. They shrink away from too much sun and heat when summer arrives and go dormant for the season. You may be able to delay dormancy with a strict watering regimen, but it's a safe bet that this perennial will eventually fade to yellow and disappear altogether during peak summer temperatures. So, be sure to plant Bleeding Heart with a companion: a plant partner that will do the hard work of looking lush and green while Bleeding Heart rests. Astilbes, hostas and ferns all emerge later in spring and will happily fill in the space vacated by vanishing Bleeding Heart foliage.
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