Bleeding Hearts in Tell us your Favorite Shade Plants

By dave
January 20, 2016

We're putting together a list of the ATP members' favorite shade plants! Come on in and read how to nominate your favorites! We will later publish a final article on the top picks.

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gemini_sage

Jan 26, 2016 10:40 AM CST

Name: Neal Linville
Winchester, KY (Zone 6a)

Oddly I've never found a seedling here, but otherwise they grow well with no effort.

I found by accident how easily pieces of root grow into new plants. I moved one and it kept coming back. It was the source of several trades after that- it was a bad spot for it because it covered the side walk, so every couple of years somebody got a nice bleeding heart. That went on for several years, but I finally got all the root that last time.

"...and don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." Rumi

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blue23rose

Jan 26, 2016 1:21 PM CST

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Name: Vickie
southern Indiana (Zone 6b)

Great photos, Leon! I especially love seeing the foliage on that first pic.

May all your weeds be wildflowers. ~Author Unknown

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alwaysbehindMN

Jan 29, 2016 7:42 PM CST

Name: Linda
southern Minn. (Zone 4b)

Bleeding hearts are my favorite shade plants, although I have a fairly large hosta collection, and also quite a few martagon lilies. I have 5 plants of the pink species, plus one white plant that sported from one of the pink plants. I also have 'Gold Heart' ( gold foliage, pink flowers). All of my bleeding heart are in shade and never go dormant... foliage stays lush.

I was actually taking a photo of the European ginger, but the bleeding heart scape snuck into the picture and really added some extra interest, I thought!