Bleeding heart · Iğdır, Iğdır, Turkey
When to plant bleeding hearts in Iğdır
Main outdoor window
2 Nov - 3 Apr
A climate estimate. Check your soil, forecast and cultivar.
Timed from last spring frost
17 April
In Iğdır, on your chosen risk.
First flowers
1 Apr - 30 Jun
If you plant at the start of the window.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Iğdır
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Import into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. Dates use the selected risk level and are planning estimates, not frost alerts.
Each window is a planning range. Check the forecast, soil and cultivar before planting; a later date is not automatically safer in hot or wet conditions.
Plant the crowns
2 Nov - 3 Apr
Any time the plant is dormant and the ground is neither frozen nor waterlogged: after leaf fall in autumn, or at the end of winter before growth restarts.
In flower
1 Apr - 30 Jun
Bleeding hearts through the year
Against the frost risk in Iğdır
Seasonal context
Rainfall and the growing season in Iğdır
May has the highest average precipitation (65 mm); February has the lowest (19 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.
During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.
Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.
Monthly growing conditions in Iğdır
Compare the planting window with the local temperature pattern. These are historical monthly averages, not this year's forecast or measured soil temperatures. Average frost days do not tell you whether a particular night will freeze.
| Month | Average low | Average high | Frost days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -6.6°C (20.2°F)20.2°F (-6.6°C) | 4.3°C (39.7°F)39.7°F (4.3°C) | 30.7 |
| February | -5.1°C (22.8°F)22.8°F (-5.1°C) | 6.8°C (44.2°F)44.2°F (6.8°C) | 26.9 |
| March | -1.2°C (29.9°F)29.9°F (-1.2°C) | 11.8°C (53.3°F)53.3°F (11.8°C) | 19.5 |
| April | 3.5°C (38.2°F)38.2°F (3.5°C) | 18°C (64.3°F)64.3°F (18°C) | 4.6 |
| May | 8.2°C (46.7°F)46.7°F (8.2°C) | 22.9°C (73.2°F)73.2°F (22.9°C) | 0.1 |
| June | 13°C (55.3°F)55.3°F (13°C) | 28.9°C (84°F)84°F (28.9°C) | 0.0 |
| July | 16.5°C (61.6°F)61.6°F (16.5°C) | 32.5°C (90.6°F)90.6°F (32.5°C) | 0.0 |
| August | 16.9°C (62.4°F)62.4°F (16.9°C) | 33.1°C (91.6°F)91.6°F (33.1°C) | 0.0 |
| September | 12.2°C (53.9°F)53.9°F (12.2°C) | 27.9°C (82.3°F)82.3°F (27.9°C) | 0.0 |
| October | 6.4°C (43.5°F)43.5°F (6.4°C) | 20.4°C (68.7°F)68.7°F (20.4°C) | 1.2 |
| November | 0.1°C (32.1°F)32.1°F (0.1°C) | 12.6°C (54.6°F)54.6°F (12.6°C) | 14.2 |
| December | -4.3°C (24.2°F)24.2°F (-4.3°C) | 6.7°C (44°F)44°F (6.7°C) | 28.5 |
For bleeding hearts, also check drainage, sunlight and cultivar requirements. See the rainfall context above; humidity, irrigation and local pest pressure are not calculated.
Local growing check
Before choosing bleeding hearts for Iğdır
- May is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 65 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
The temperature and rainfall tables on this page show the underlying climate estimates. How these suitability checks work · Record what happens in your garden.
Before you plant bleeding hearts
Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.
- Frost tolerance does not make saturated or frozen soil suitable for planting. Wait until the bed can be worked without smearing or compacting it.
- Check mature size, drainage and cultivar suitability before choosing a permanent position. A suitable planting window does not guarantee long-term survival or fruiting.
Plan around bleeding heart's summer dormancy
Choose a partly shaded position with humus-rich, moist but drained soil. Keep roots from drying severely during active growth. Allow room for neighbouring shade plants to fill the later gap without planting directly through the bleeding heart's crown.
Mark the crown's location before leaves disappear and check it before digging or installing new plants. Distinguish a gradual seasonal decline from sudden collapse in wet soil. Record emergence and dormancy dates so watering and border maintenance follow the plant's local cycle.
What to record this season
When did foliage naturally disappear, and did the marked crown return the following season? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.
Further reading: NC State Extension: Lamprocapnos spectabilis . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 19 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.
The reference describes plant identity and cultivation. Its regional calendar months and hardiness observations do not validate the calculated dates for another location.
How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy
Why these dates
Choose a partly shaded position with humus-rich, moist but drained soil. Keep roots from drying severely during active growth. Allow room for neighbouring shade plants to fill the later gap without planting directly through the bleeding heart's crown.
Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.
Bleeding hearts are planted once and then left in place, so there is no sowing offset to resolve. What matters in Iğdır is the shape of the year: this crop is dormant through the winter and is planted while it sleeps, any time between leaf fall in autumn and the restart of growth in spring, so long as the ground is neither frozen nor waterlogged. That is why the window below spans the cold months rather than sitting in the middle of the growing season.
Iğdır is zone 7b, within the crop's general range. This is an initial cold-hardiness check; cultivar, exposure, drainage and unusual winters can still change the outcome.
The general establishment guide is around year 2, under suitable conditions. This is not a prediction for this location; cultivar, winter conditions and care determine whether it flowers reliably.
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Growing bleeding hearts in Iğdır
Can I grow bleeding hearts in Iğdır?
The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. May is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 65 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
When should I plant bleeding hearts in Iğdır?
Aim for 2 Nov - 3 Apr in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 23 Oct - 13 Apr - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.
When might bleeding hearts flower in Iğdır?
The estimated period is 1 Apr - 30 Jun, based on 110 to 140 days from the modeled planting date. Cultivar, planting material and growing conditions can change this interval; check the plant as well as the calendar.
How much frost will bleeding hearts tolerate?
Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.