Bleeding hearts (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) have some of the most striking flowers of any spring-blooming plant. Long strings of puffy, heart-shaped blooms—in shades from white, to pink, to red—dangle ...

A woman with a bucket crouching in a garden, weeding a garden bed. - Golero/Getty Images Bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis) is a harbinger of the summer to come. In late spring, they fill gardens ...

Q: I struggle to keep our pink native bleeding-heart happy for long. What conditions do they want? A: Unfortunately, they want conditions we might not be able to provide in our gardens, but I have a ...

Normally, bleeding hearts have few disease or pest issues, but this specific vulnerability is due to the plant's susceptibility to soil-borne pathogens when stressed or planted in poorly-draining soil ...

Have you ever heard of the lady in the bath flower? That’s just one of the common names for bleeding hearts (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, formerly Dicentra spectabilis). If you’re wondering where that ...

After a day of errands and running here and there, I made one last stop at the garden center. The weather was nice, and it is always a treat to stroll through the plants and think happy thoughts. I ...