Astrantia major 'Star of Love'

Common name: masterwort

Description: A clump-forming perennial with deeply lobed green leaves and richly coloured, deep red-pink, pincushion-like flowers surrounded by pointed bracts, held on upright stems throughout summer.

Other benefits: long flowering season, deep saturated flower colour, excellent cut flower

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