I have only have two or three blooms. what does this plant need to produce more
bleeding heart
Some of the leaves look more yellow with just green veins. This can be a nutrient deficiency.
I would feed Bleeding Heart something organic and mild. Diluted fish emusion, compost tea or similar.
A thick mulch of leaves would replicate its forest origins, and help the soil microorganisms so they in turn can help the plant.
I have grown Dicentra (bleeding heart) for many years on the north side of my house. I am in zone 4. However looking at your photos the leaves do not match those of bleeding heart. I had the white type also but gave it away, but the leaves would be the same.
You are in Florida so maybe what you are growing requires some winter weather for dormancy to bloom. Just a quess.
I agree with blomma, I cant pick out a Bleeding Heart plant amongst any plants shown in the pictures
I take into account there are different types of the Dicentra plants BUT they all have kind of frilly / lacey edges around the leaf edges and also the stems are very soft / fleshy, but brittle, easy to snap when working close to them,
The white ones are more difficult to grow than the red / pink ones as they really don't like being disturbed and prefer some shade.
Both types like well drained soil BUT require some Humus added to the soil around the roots to give some cooler richer soil. Leafmould rotted down would be ideal as would horse manure BUT dont pile this up against the fleshy stems or they will rot.
Here in UK these plants come into life very early spring and are dying down as the rest of the garden is awakening from winter sleep, A lot of people find them hard to get established but once you find the right spot for them, they give joy for many years and when the clumps get too big, they can be split up IF you prepare the new position/soil well for this move.
I do know they prefer cooler climates to grow well so I suspect in Florida your talking about a real cool shaded area with less hot sun,
I would check again to verify you do have Bleeding hearts planted as I don't recognise them in your picture BUT I could be missing them all together. The plants you have are way to tough and woody and Bleeding Hearts are softer more fleshy plants and not woody like the ones you have.
Good luck and best Regards.
WeeNel..
Could this be Clerodendrum?
Clerodendrum is sometimes called Bleeding Heart.
Very true. Good to identify by both the Latin and the common.
blomma, it's not just in ONE country that common names differ, I've found here on Daves that plant names (common) can be different from one part of the world to the next, but as you rightly say, the Latin names are the same everywhere. so IF in doubt always label the plants using both names then when asking advice, everyone can understand the proper plant.
I've tried to give advice for a plant question only to discover that the plant in question in properly named as a different species all together, apart from looking / sounding like an idiot, I always take it as a learning curve, that's what's good about gardening, you learn new stuff all the time.
Good Luck and best wishes.
WeeNel.
"... the Latin names are the same everywhere ... "
Well, they would be if the lumpers and splitters would finish deciding such things.
I'm not sure that will ever happen.
Blooma, there was no misunderstanding, the same confusion happens all over the world, NOT just USA, everywhere, the local folks call plants by names that have been handed down through the generations and would only apply the name to that part of the country / world.
To confuse things even more, some folks give a favourite plants their own little nick name / family name, maybe their little child called a Plant some made up name easier for the child to say, before you know it relatives / friends all over the USA or UK, Spain or wherever all know the plant by using some name they themselves made up, that's why the Latin names are important, no mater where in the world you go, the Latin name is the same.
I agree with Diana's comment that some changes have been made to this list of plants, the species and sub species, and different classifications IF you want to become really puritanical.
I dont go to these depths because I'm an amateur gardener, BUT with many years of experience,
BUT that's also why I suggest easy to follow gardening books, unless you want to enter into horticultural collage degree's etc, I don't as MY garden is my sanctuary, my peaceful little part of earth and I don't need to go that deep into my gardening BUT, I do admire people who do so long as when they are giving advice to complete beginners, they use language that is helpful rather than put them off because they don't understand the flowery lingo used, I just like calling a spade a spade because we all know what a spade actually is.
I guess we all get some confusion especially when the site has world wide membership, this can increase the confusion where plant names are concerned, product names or even the types of bugs can be confusing, NOT just USA, but everywhere. The great thing about the site though is, IF your struggling, confused or don't understand, someone will always come onto the forum and try their best to explain the problem without making anyone feel inferior, stupid or even worse, put them off asking for further help.
Hope everyone has a lovely safe, healthy and perfect gardening 2015.
May we all stick to helping each other with our Gardening problems or even just praising each other achievements.
Kindest Regards.
WeeNel.
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