Bleeding hearts

[nanila]

We planted these in our Worcestershire, UK garden last year, and they've come up beautifully this spring.

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[alexseanchai]

Oooo

[nanila]

Yesss

[shirebound]

Oh my, how lovely.

[nanila]

They're so velvety. :)

[marycatelli]

lovely!

[nanila]

They make me happy. And they last for quite a long time, which I'm always mildly surprised by because they look delicate.

[loligo]

Perfect photo!

[nanila]

Oh, thank you! It was quite difficult to take because a cat rubbing your arm when you're holding a large macro lens is...less than ideal.

[ranunculus]

*L* I know that problem!

These hearts look very, very red. I have the California version that are a light/mid pink.

[blessed_oak]

Oh, wow. We had bleeding hearts once, but they were just pink. Those are stunning.

[nanila]

We have a pink bleeding heart plant, too! It lives on the other side of the flower bed. But, as you say, the red rather eclipses it...

[joancrawford]

gosh, how pretty!

[nanila]

Yes! They come up just before the aquilegias, which we have in abundance, so it's a nice little "taster" after the daffodils and before the big spring bloom.

[kaishin108]

You captured them so well in your photo! We have a few, but they look so pale in comparison.

[nanila]

Thank you! It wasn't easy - I had the affections of a large tuxie cat to contend with. Not that the affections are normally unwelcome. Just when I'm trying to hold a large macro lens steady.

[nightdog_barks]

Wow, these are beautiful!

[nanila]

They are rather glorious, aren't they? I'm always pleased that they stick around for so long, too. They look like the sort of thing that would only last a day or so and these have been out for a week.

[shapinglight]

They are lovely. My parents used to have them in their garden.

[nanila]

My grandparents did! That's part of why I wanted to plant them.

[turlough]

What a lovely photo! I love Bleeding Hearts so much. Both the red and white varieties.

[nanila]

Thank you! We planted red and pink last year. I'd like to acquire a white one this year. They bloom just after the daffodils and just before the aquilegias (which we have in abundance), and now that these have established themselves, I'd like to add more.

[allekha]

What lovely flowers, and such a beautiful red.

[nanila]

I'm so pleased they've done well in our garden. :)

[jesse_the_k]

Lovely and your bokeh is strong.

[nanila]

Thank you. I do love that macro lens.

[sylvaine]

What a lovely close-up photo!

[nanila]

Thank you!