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Astrantia major Claret

Common name: Great black masterwort, Hattie’s pincushion

You will appreciate the deep claret blooms of Astrantia major 'Claret', a stunning addition in your garden.

-20°C and below
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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Astrantia Claret is one of the darkest flowered of Astrantias and will add a rich intensity of colour wherever you choose to include it in your garden. A stalwart of the cottage garden and popular in Britain for many years. Astrantia Claret is equally suited to contemporary styles with its striking, ruby-red, umbel-shaped flowers surrounded by an eye-catching rosette of complimentary bracts. This clump forming herbaceous perennial grows to a height of 60cm and spreads around 50cm over 2-5 years dependent upon conditions. Suitable for clay, loam, sand and chalk this Astrantia emerges in Spring with a profusion of green, palmate leaves and the flowers follow from June to August. Ideally suited to a moist but well drained soil in a sheltered position with full sun or partial shade of any aspect. Astrantia Claret is fully hardy so does not need any protection in winter; just remove the dead foliage to keep it neat and tidy.
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Key Information
Latin Name Astrantia major Claret bare root
Common Name Great black masterwort, Hattie’s pincushion
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour Red
Format Bare Roots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.90 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.50
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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