What's wrong with my bleeding heart plant?

Relax! Your Dicentra isn't dying. It's doing exactly what it's supposed to. It goes dormant – dies back to the ground – each year after it blooms. Then next spring it pops back up and does the same thing all over again. It can certainly be a surprise if you aren't expecting it.

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