Origin of "love lies bleeding"

Posted by bob on January 12, 2003

In Reply to: Origin of "love lies bleeding" posted by 3saintjoan7 on January 12, 2003

: Not the herb, not the Elton John song-

: Anyone got any ideas?

: Many thanks-

see shop.store.yahoo.com/ twinleafcatalogue/600081.html
It's an annual with a name derived from its appearance, with red flowers flowing down to the ground.. Question: is love an annual, or a perennial?