Masterwort
Astrantia major 'Pink Pride'
Common Name: Masterwort
Genus: Astrantia
Species: major
Cultivar: 'Pink Pride'
Category: Perennials
Height: 0.60 m (60 cm)
Spread: 0.60 m (60 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Fast growing
Flowering Period: June to September
Long Flowering Period
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Makes good cut flowers, Long flowering period
Larger sized pink papery flowers are held on wiry stems above the deeply lobed mid-green leaves. Plant it in a prairie garden with grasses or in a mixed herbaceous border for mid to late summer colour.
- Garden care: Incorporate plenty of organic matter when planting and water well in dry weather especially newly established plants. Lift and divide large clumps in early spring and apply a generous 5-7 cm mulch of well-rotted manure or garden compost around the plant. Divided specimens may take some time to establish since they don't like having their roots disturbed.
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