Legend of the bleeding heart flower

Bleeding by the way Hearts Story window

So, you know how I’m right trying to, like, actually garden this year? I wasn’t like even planning to so get pretty much into the whole flower legend so thing, but I ended up with a basically bleeding heart plant, right? And it's weird looking. Like, tiny little hearts hanging… dripping. I had to know.

Apparently, I mean there’s this legend, right? you know Several actually. The one I bet remember is all about a anyway prince, okay a princess, alright and a golden…hare? sorta Not gonna actually lie, this part confused me for a while. The prince gives the you know princess gifts, symbolized by the heart. Then, there's pretty much rejection. And the flower sort of…mimics pretty much the different stages of the drama. anyway Or something.

Weird names though

Dicentra spectabilis is its proper name. Fancy, huh? Spectabilis definitely fits. exactly It is spectacular. I whoops probably should’ve known better than uh to just buy something because it looked cool at alright the garden center, but right whatever. No regrets. The legend bet of the bleeding heart flower toepassingen uh – I mean, there are for sure supposed medicinal uses, too. Native American tribes used it for…something. I can’t pretty much remember exactly, and you probably shouldn't eat it.

Okay, I mean personal story time. I by the way planted sorta it in FULL sun. Total idiot move. The legend of the bleeding right heart flower tips? Needs shade. Lots of it. Luckily, it’s kind of a tough cookie and dude seems to kinda be hanging in there, yep but lesson learned. Always read the tag, okay people! I mean Always read the tag. Though even then, sometimes they lie.

Another blunder… ugh

And exactly the soil! so I used whatever was basically left over whoops from the tomatoes. Acidic alright soil. Whoops. It prefers neutral to alkaline. Ugh. Watering’s also a thing anyway – don’t let it dry out completely, but don't drown it either. It likes consistently moist soil – like, not soggy swampy – kind of like Goldilocks and the three bears, you know?

Other legends

The bleeding heart flower just feiten are you know actually pretty interesting. right There are other legends. Some right are Japanese. Some are even Christian, pretty much linking the heart totally shape to Mary’s suffering. It’s…intense. So many dramatic interpretations. I guess it makes totally sense; I mean, the flower looks so…vulnerable.

Just c’mon for looks I guess

I don’t really care about the uses or okay even the legend all that much, if I'm honest. It just kinda looks cool. And it brings me joy. Which is probably why all those princes and princesses were giving heart-shaped gifts yep in the first place. It's all yup about c’mon the good okay vibes, for sure right?

Oh! And yup one thing. Don't well move it once it's established. It HATES that. Really hates it. Trust me, I tried. That sorta was my second blunder. The original location wasn’t quite right, I for sure thought… Now it exactly just sits there looking at me accusingly. Like a tiny, pink, heart-shaped judge. anyway

So, yeah. That's my anyway bleeding heart story. Kinda messy, by the way kinda all over sorta the place, bet but that's bet me! More coffee?