Bleeding Heart Seeds
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Bethar
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Can someone tell me the best was to propagate Bleeding Hearts from seeds. I read where the seeds need to be refrigerated for 4 weeks before germinating. Is this true?
16 answers
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Maybe you could cut a clipping put it in rooting hormone pot it and keep the soil moist I have never tried this but I would Good luck
Barbara Crawford
on Sep 16, 2013
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It would be much easier to propagate from cuttings. I can't image why the seeds would need to be refrigerated since this is a tropical plant.
Douglas Hunt
on Sep 16, 2013
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I thought the same thing. Maybe I will just give a try and see what happens.
Bethar
on Sep 16, 2013
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thats beautiful
Staci M Alspaugh
on Sep 17, 2013
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Bleeding Hearts are not tropical. They are perennials, and do well even in colder climates. I have them in my Northeast USA garden. There are a number of plants, such as bulbs, that need to be chilled to set for the following year. Not sure if Bleeding Hearts are among them but lilacs do better after a cold winter, for example.
Lori
on Sep 17, 2013
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BTW, I love this variety that you shared! Do you know what it is called? I would like to add it to my pink and red varieties in my shade garden.
Lori
on Sep 17, 2013
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I have a bleeding heart in my yard that was my mom's. They will spread like crazy. If you pull out one (with the root) that has spread you can place it in a pot. It will seem that its going to die but it wont give it some time and you will see new leaves in no time. I do not have the white variety but I would love to get one. Good luck.
Joanne
on Sep 17, 2013
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This plant roots easily from cuttings.I always cut below a joint placed in a moist rooting mediumbut is actually Clerondendrum, Glory Bower stratify seeds for 3 mo. at 40 degrees.Bleeding Heart is a dicentra actually 2 different plants.Leaves are different growth is different, used to raise both of these in my greenhouse Clerondendrum was a big seller. Bleeding heart seeds easily birds are great spreaders eat the seeds of bleeding heart (Dicentra). Look both up you will see the difference.
Cindy tustin
on Sep 17, 2013
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Hey Doug, thanks for the clarification! Learned something new today. :-)
Lori
on Sep 17, 2013
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Can Bleeding Hearts be divided? Mine is a huge perennial In Ohio.
Libbytoussant
on Sep 17, 2013
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Gorgeous flower. I'm used to the Dicentra version up here in the Pacific NW, they are beautiful with their pink heart shaped flowers. I'll have to see if this tropical version, Clerodendron will grow up here. Thanks for the clarification Doug!
Matina V
on Sep 17, 2013
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I have never used seeds. I have always just took a few trimmings and put them in water until they grow root. The clipping will loose it's leaves and look nearly dead but keep it in water until it grows roots and then plant it. These are very easy to grow this way and takes no special effort.
Serena Fincel
on Sep 17, 2013
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they are refrigerated to get a chilling period even tropical plants need a certain amount of chilling hours it is that it doesn't need to be as long or quite as cold as for cold hardy plants. as a aside our production group keeps 95% of our seeds in the freezer even things a lot of people would think that it wouldn't be good for. if you soak them over night before planting you will get better germination numbers from them
April E
on Sep 17, 2013
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Thanks everyone for your input. I really want to try growing this variety from seed. So I think I will try freezing the seeds and not freezing. Kind of an experiment.
Bethar
on Sep 19, 2013
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refrigerate not freeze
April E
on Sep 20, 2013
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Yes, will refrigerate. Thanks
Bethar
on Sep 21, 2013
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