Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood'
Masterwort 'Hadspen Blood'
Clump-forming herbaceous perennials with 3-lobed glossy leaves and branching stems. The flower-heads are excellent for fresh and dried flower arrangements. The mid-summer blooms are produced in star-like whorls of papery bracts in a range of colours - creams, pinks, greens, reds and plums. Astrantia Major usually grow to around 60 cms. 'Hadspen Blood' has dark blood-red flowers
Contributed by @markfletcheruk
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Masterwort 'Hadspen Blood'
Latin name
Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood'
type
Herbaceous Perennial
family
Apiaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.60 M
Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood'
Clump-forming herbaceous perennials with 3-lobed glossy leaves and branching stems. The flower-heads are excellent for fresh and dried flower arrangements. The mid-summer blooms are produced in star-like whorls of papery bracts in a range of colours - creams, pinks, greens, reds and plums. Astrantia Major usually grow to around 60 cms. 'Hadspen Blood' has dark blood-red flowers
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
Flowering season for Astrantia is from early Summer to late Summer
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant out in mid Spring
Propagating by seed
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
When ripe, sow seeds in a cold greenhouse. Autumn-sown seeds will flower earlier than Spring-sown seeds.
Propagating by division
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Divide plants is Spring by using two forks back-to-back into the centre of the clump and pushing the handles apart.
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