How to extend the flowering period of Bleeding Heart Vine? A few tips to make the blooms last longer

I. Flowering period

This flower generally begins to produce more abundant blooms from June to September, but with very good care, its flowering time can be extended from May all the way to December.

II. Methods

1. Pruning

Every year in March and April, its new branches gradually sprout. Then, in the area about 10 cm above the pot, remove all the upper branches, which will let it grow more new branches. In this way, its flowers can bloom anew in May.

2. Fertilizing

First, after its flowers fade, remove the old flower stalks, loosen the soil for it, and since it consumed a lot of nutrients while flowering, you should give it a small dose of fertilizer after the flowers wither, so that by August and September it can produce new flowers again. Second, after its second bloom, again remove the branches as described above, loosen the soil, and fertilize it, and by December it can produce new flowers once more.

III. Daily care

1. Controlling height

First, to make its shape more attractive, you should control its height well; otherwise its branches will grow very long, so you can pinch off the tips. Second, to make its shape fuller, you should also prune it repeatedly after it blooms.

2. Fixing the shape

First, because this flower is a vine-type plant, to keep its stems from becoming very messy, you should train a vine shoot of about 10 cm while it is still a seedling. Then remove the excess stems from it. Second, use a round trellis to secure its main vine, then tie the other branches to the trellis and let them grow on it. Once the trellis is covered with branches, pinch off the tips so that its nutrients are concentrated on the branches that will bear flowers.