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Dicentra bleeding heart planted among roots--question

12 years ago

I'm developing a bit of a shade garden this year in a previously wild area of the yard. The soil is quite rooty because of the trees, and I just tried to plant a dicentra there but had to kind of "cheat" it in and it's not planted nearly to perfection--a bit of it is stuck above the dirt. I added some dirt and some rocks around it to try and compensate but I'm wondering: is dicentra hearty enough to stand this treatment? Should I move it?

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on_greenthumb
12 years ago
I've got different dicentra all over the garden. Which one are we talking about? Fern leaf or traditional? I've had no issues with the traditional - I just pick em up and shove them into various spots around the garden....The fern leaf for me at least have been more tricky
Rosemarino
Original Author
12 years ago
It is a traditional--I adore the fern leaf, but this was a gift. So, you think I'm alright?
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on_greenthumb
12 years ago
I guess it depends on the trees around it....I really haven`t had to `cram`them in though. We`re surrounded by mature elm, maples and ash and ours seem to do okay.

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