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My bleeding heart is getting curled brown leaves. I have been watering. Should I cut it back?
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Asked July 29, 2021, 8:23 PM EDT
My bleeding heart is getting curled brown leaves. I have been watering. Should I cut it back?
Hennepin County Minnesota
Expert Response
It is normal for old fashioned bleeding heart to do dormant in summer. The leaves should yellow and die to the ground around this time of the year. It will go dormant earlier if your soil is unusually dry. Next spring it will return and look healthy again.