Masterwort
Common Name: Masterwort
Genus: Astrantia
Species: major subsp involucrata
Cultivar: 'Shaggy'
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Moist
Height: 45cm
Spread: 30cm
Flowering period:
May
to
June
A charming perennial with branched heads of neat pincushion flowers surrounded by a ruff of very long greenish-white bracts in summer. It does best in a moist soil and will make good ground cover if planted in a group. Self-sown seedlings often appear around the parent plant which can be transplanted to another part of the garden or given to friends. Cut off the old flower stems and foliage when the plant starts to die back in late autumn.
Looks good with:
Allium cristophiiGeranium renardii
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