You might like...
Plant details
A surprisingly hardy plant, with a delicate appearance, Astrantia produces branched heads of neat pincushion flowers surrounded by a ruff of greenish wine red bracts. It likes a moisture retentive soil and can make good ground cover planted in a group. It self seeds well. Seedlings often appear around the parent plant which can be transplanted to another part of the garden or given to friends. Cut back the flower stems as soon as they start to turn brown to encourage a second flush of blooms later in the season.
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Astrantia
Species: major
Cultivar: Roma
Flower colour: Purple
Foliage colour: Light green
Feature: Flowers
Sun exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil: Clay/heavy, Moist
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Beginner
Height: 45cm
Spread: 90cm
Reader reviews
Add your own review
Please register or login to add a review
* The 20% discount applies to all items on crocus.co.uk excluding cut flowers, machinery, gift vouchers and delivery and will expire at midnight GMT,
Thursday 31 May, 2012. For further details regarding this discount and full purchase terms please go to
gardenersworld.com/crocus-terms
