Astrantia 'Buckland'

Common name: masterwort

Description: A clump-forming perennial with deeply lobed green leaves and delicate, pincushion-like flowers surrounded by pale pink papery bracts, held on wiry stems above the foliage throughout summer.

Other benefits: long flowering season, excellent cut flower, good for a partly shaded border

Wildlife attraction: bees, butterflies, hoverflies

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 0.7m x 0.5m

Position: full sun or partial shade

Soil pH: neutral to alkaline

Moisture: moist but well-drained

Winter hardiness: fully hardy to below -15°C