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Astounding Astrantia Collection

Common name: Greater Masterwort, Hattie’s pincushion

Unearth the mysterious beauty of 'Midnight Owl' Astrantia, with its deep purple blooms and striking white centres.

-5 to -10°C
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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Bare Roots
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just £6.00 each
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just £3.56 each
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Often referred to as ‘Hattie’s Pincushion’, explained when you see the centre of the flowers, which appear like tiny pins stuck into a cushion, although we are never sure who Hattie was. Held on upright, branching stems, the sprays of large, intriguing, star-like blooms are produced from June to August, often longer. Much loved by florists as an invaluable addition to arrangements both when freshly cut or when dried, you will not be able to resist touching the papery petals to check they are real. Perfect for pollinators too, bees and butterflies just adore Astrantia. Collection comprises; major ‘Midnight Owl’– umbels of tiny, red-purple flowers are surrounded by red-purple bracts, height and spread 50cm; major subsp. involucrata 'Shaggy'– large striking flowerheads with green-tipped white bracts, height 75cm, spread 40cm and major 'Hadspen Blood'– red stems hold dark red flowers surrounded by very dark red bracts, height 90cm, spread 50cm. A huge bonus is that they are slug resistant.
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Key Information
Included In this Collection Astrantia major involucrata Shaggy bare root Astrantia major Midnight Owl bare root Astrantia major Hadspen Blood bare root
Latin Name Astrantia major subsp.involucrata 'Shaggy'
Common Name Hattie’s pincushion, Masterwort
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour White
Type Perennial
Format Bare Roots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.75
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.40
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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