Astrantia major Gill Richardson Group

Written By Elizabeth Broadbent
 

Common Names: masterwort Gill Richardson Group

Family: Apiaceae

Features:

  • Upright, clump-forming herbaceous perennial

  • Erect stems bear umbels of tiny crimson-red flowers.

  • Prominent red-tipped bracts above dark-green leaves.

Sunlight: Full Sun/Partial Shade

Ultimate Height: 0.5 - 1 meters

Ultimate Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 meters

Flowering: Summer

 

Care:

Cut back in early spring. Apply mulch after cutting back to improve flowering. After 5 years you can divid the established plant. This is best done just after cutting back.

Elizabeth Broadbent
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