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Masterwort
Astrantia major Claret
Branched clusters of stunning, intensely-coloured, ruby-red flowers with pincushion-like centres and a flush of pure white at the base of each petal are produced in abundance from June to August. This is a cottage garden favourite with deeply-lobed, serrated, fresh green leaves that provide a lovely foil to the striking blooms. It has attractive maroon stems and makes a great choice for planting at a woodland edge in dappled shape, growing under the canopies of trees or planting en masse in the moist ground around natural ponds or streams. As Astrantias deter slugs they can also be combined with large-leaved plants such as hostas to act as an organic method of controlling slug damage. A great choice for contemporary-style plantings
Position:
Prefers partial shade
Soil:
A humus-rich, moist, fertile soil
Rate of Growth:
Average to fast
Flowering Period:
June to August
Flower Colour:
Ruby red
Other Features:
Self-sown seedlings often apear around the parent plant
Hardiness:
Fully hardy: stands a temperature down to -15°C
Garden Care:
Incorporate lots of well-rotted organic matter into the backfill when planting. Apply generous well rotted organic mulch in early spring and keep well-watered during periods of dry weather. Please Note: Many perennials go ‘dormant’ which, in some cases, means that there is little or no top growth apparent between November and March. If you order perennials whilst they are dormant, they may not be visible above the soil level when purchased but will burst into life in spring. In the dormant period, we may not have stocks of all varieties in all pot sizes and therefore reserve the right to supply 9cm pots instead of 2 litre and adjust the price accordingly.
Eventual Height: 90cm
Eventual Spread:
45cm
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2 litre pot |
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£4.95 |
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