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Love Lies Bleeding Seeds
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How to Plant Love Lies Bleeding Flower Seeds
Fast Facts
- Planting season
- Spring
- Life cycle
- Annual
- Sowing method
- Direct Sow, Start Indoors
- Seed prep
- Requires Light
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water needs
- Average
- Planting depth
- 1/16 inch
- Spacing
- 8 to 10 inches
- Mature height
- 36 to 60 inches
- Hardiness zones
- 3 to 10
- Bloom season
- Summer through Fall
- Days to maturity
- 60 to 90 days
Ranges cover every variety in this group. Check the product page for the exact figures.
About Love Lies Bleeding Flower Seeds
Love Lies Bleeding Flower Seeds grow in full sun positions. Expect 36 to 60 inches at maturity. Flowering runs summer through fall. Harvest begins around 60 to 90 days from sowing. The figures below are the ones on the packets in this group; each product page carries the exact numbers for that variety.
When to plant
Plant in spring. Seed can be started indoors ahead of the season or sown straight into prepared ground once it has warmed. Hardy in zones 3 to 10 — your local frost dates decide the exact week.
Where to plant
Choose a site in full sun. Water needs are average once the plants are established. Free-draining soil matters more than rich soil; seed sown into ground that stays wet rots before it germinates. Allow 8 to 10 inches between plants so air can move between them. Plan for 36 to 60 inches of growth when you place them in a bed or border.
How to plant
Sow 1/16 inch deep, spaced 8 to 10 inches apart. This seed needs light to germinate, so press it onto the surface and firm it in rather than burying it. Water gently to settle the soil, then keep the surface evenly moist until seedlings or shoots appear. Indoor starts do best in warmth and bright light; harden the seedlings off over a week before planting out.
How to care
Keep watering average, at the base of the plant rather than over the leaves. Grown as an annual, so plan to sow again next season. Flowers appear summer through fall; cutting or deadheading regularly keeps more coming. Expect to start harvesting around 60 to 90 days after sowing.
