Bleeding Heart Propagation

by Beth
(Loveland,CO,USA)

Hello,
Is it possible to take a cutting from a Bleeding Heart bush, and how would I do it to get to grow successfully?

Do you recommend doing this?

Thanks in advance.
Beth

Doug says that division is far away the easiest way to propagate this plant. Take divisions in the very early spring just before or *just* after it starts growing.

But yes, tender shoot cuttings do root up if you create the proper conditions (warmth!) but not usually in a glass of water kind of thing. I tried a few when I had my nursery but it was too variable for me with D. spectabilis (old fashioned bleeding heart) and not economic to do. Follow *all* the directions for tender cuttings and you might get some to root up for you. (Use about a 4 inch cutting of the new growth)

Good luck!