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Greater Masterwort in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Astrantia major

 

Greater Masterwort

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 and Astrantia Maxima to around 90 cms.

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plant Features
  • Greater Masterwort likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Greater Masterwort likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Greater Masterwort is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Greater Masterwort likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

 
plant information

Common name

Greater Masterwort

Latin name

Astrantia major

type

Herbaceous Perennial

family

Apiaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Greater Masterwort likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Greater Masterwort is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Greater Masterwort likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

  • Water

    Greater Masterwort likes occasional watering

    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

The size of a fully grown Greater Masterwort is 0.30meters x 0.60meters 0.30 M 0.60 M

Astrantia major

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 and Astrantia Maxima to around 90 cms.


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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