I have a couple of them that are doing well. They didn't bloom the first year. Last year they had 2-3 little blooms. But this year they really put on a show. They have gotten about 25" long stems and are covered stem to stern with blooms. I even went so far as to yank out a bunch of larkspur growing up around them so I could see them. I have them on the north side of the house in full shade and planted in very sandy soil amended with compost. In the same bed I have an oak leaf hydrangea that's over 5' tall, some ferns, a echinacea (have no idea how that got in this bed), hydangea mycrophyla, rock rose, and a few other things whose names escape me now. But it seems to like that shady, sandy spot. Cheryl

I wonder if it’s the rain? I live in Greensboro. My oldest one (3rd year) is very big. The two I bought last year are pretty short (around a foot) compared to how tall they were last year. I just assumed it was b/c they are young and were transplanted last year. Now, I wonder if the rain contributed.

There is no registered cultivar 'Yellow Leaf'. Would assume it is just 'Goldheart' being sold under another name ('Goldheart' is also sometimes sold or referred to - incorrectly - as 'Gold Leaf'). There is a lot of stuff out there in the nursery trade that is incorrectly named or labeled :-) ETA: there are very few named forms of old fashioned bleeding heart, Lamprocapnos spectabilis. I only know of 3 with the standard white flowered form really a varietal and not a cultivar (although it is commonly sold as such).

When we bought this house 23 years ago, there was one existing dicentra that was quite large (3 foot diameter) and bloomed like crazy. Over the years, it has seeded itself here and there, and those seedling grew and seeded around also. Eventually, the mother plant has decreased in size, but is still healthy enough. I just let any seedlings grow wherever they choose. I did plant a white form many years ago which also got large, which I adore, but it was much more reluctant to produce seedlings. And the original of the white one has disappeared completely by now, sadly. I don't know why... Wish I had more of these! Long explanation (sorry) to say: I have never tried to grow dicentra deliberately in pots(?). I'd just scatter your ripe seed in a few garden locations and see what happens. Good luck either way!