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- Cultivate watery hearts in the bucket successfully
- Selection of pasen planter
- Location and substrate
- Maintain the bleeding heart in the bucket
- Tips
The bleeding heart needs a lot of space for its roots and thus a big bucket
Cultivate watery hearts in the bucket successfully
The Bleeding Heart is a charming perennial with extraordinary flowers. No wonder it can be found in many gardens and balcony and terrace gardeners would like to cultivate it. However, the bleeding heart usually does not feel very well in tight planters, so the plant will only develop a few flowers. With our instructions you can still cultivate the cultivation.
Selection of pasen planter
Due to its strong rhizome growth, the root area of the plant needs a lot of space to be able to spread unhindered - otherwise the Bleeding Heart will thrive only very poorly above ground. For this reason, choose a wide and deep planter, which also consists of a natural material - such as clay - as possible. Clay pots have the advantage that the moisture can evaporate from them more easily and thus at the same time ensures a little cooling in the interior of the pot. As a mountain wood dweller, the Bleeding Heart likes neither wet nor hot feet.
Location and substrate
With regard to location and substrate, the bleeding heart in the pot is the same as for planted specimens: Choose a bright location, such as with light shade, but if possible without direct sunlight. The soil should be humus and loose and allow excess irrigation water to drain off quickly. For example, a lime-poor plant substrate is very well suited for flowering or balcony plants, possibly loosened up with a little sand. As the lowest layer, it makes sense to fill clay pots or shards or expanded clay into the pot. In addition, the planter should have a drain hole.
Maintain the bleeding heart in the bucket
The bleeding heart should not dry out, otherwise the perennial does not produce any flowers.Therefore, water the plant regularly, but - as with every potted plant - moderately! More often, but pour less than very much at once. Otherwise it can come to a waterlogging, which in turn can lead to the ingestion of the plant by decay. You should also fertilize the bleeding heart in the pot regularly, for which a liquid fertilizer is particularly well suited.
Tips
Before the first frosts threaten, wrap the pot best with a protective material, such as a fleece or a mat. On the substrate surface, place spruce branches that keep the cold away from the subterranean rhizomes. Alternatively, you can also overwinter the Bleeding Heart frost-free, but cool and bright indoors or in the greenhouse. The plant is very sensitive to frost.