Astrantia (Masterwort)
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Including Astrantia major varieties Claret, & Lars
Astrantia
Masterwort
According to Smith’s Exotic
Botany of 1805, “The more refined admirers of
Nature” rate Astrantia among their favorite blossoms. The flowers bloom like tiny enchanting fireworks: a
star burst of bracts surround the spray of small
flowers and splashy groups of buds shoot out from
branched stems like the finale on the Fourth of July.
If a natural look is what you’re after, plant
Masterworts near a shady patio or path where you can
enjoy their detail. This is an ideal flower for
arrangements, fresh or dried. Astrantia major ‘Canneman’ 
Slender yet sturdy, the long erect stems host bouquets of delicate domelike flowers cradled by upturned bracts in soft pale pink shades. The large, intricate blossoms complement lush, palmately lobed basal foliage. Named for a Dutch gardener, this vigorous Astrantia imparts a sophisticated flair to any garden setting that’s dappled with light.
Blooms mid-June–September. Size: 2-1/2' high x 2-1/2' wide; hardy to zone 5. Astrantia major Canneman (p-1367)
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Email me when this plant is available Astrantia major ‘Claret’
A dark drama is played out when ‘Claret’ is cast in a supporting role at the shady edge of the garden border. Dark red “pincushions” neatly cupped in
bracts, and nearly black stems have an air of mystery as
they rise from the luxuriant palm-shaped foliage. With long lasting flowers, ‘Claret’ is like a fine wine—something you want to always have on hand.
Blooms mid-June–September. Size: 22" high x 15" wide; hardy to zone 5. Astrantia major Claret (P-0791)
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Astrantia major ‘Hadspen Blood’
Introduced by Nori Pope of the renowned Hadspen House in England, the flowers of ‘Hadspen Blood’ are one of the darkest of all the red cultivars. An abundance of deep carmine blooms shine like rubies before richly colored
Persicaria ‘Red Dragon’.
Blooms mid-June–September. Size: 2' high x 18" wide; hardy to zone 5. Astrantia major Hadspen Blood (p-0825)
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Astrantia major ‘Lars’
Slender yet sturdy, the erect stems host a bouquet of delicate domelike flowers cradled by upturned bracts in dusky cherry-pink shades. Complementing luxuriant, palmately lobed, basal foliage, the intricate blossoms offer color for months as they bloom again in the fall. A superior Scandinavian
cultivar, ‘Lars’ imparts a sophisticated flair
to any garden niche that’s bathed in dappled light.
Blooms June–early October. Size: 2'–2-1/2' high x 15"–18" wide; hardy to zone 5. Astrantia major Lars (P-1090)
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Email me when this plant is available Astrantia major ‘roma’
This highly acclaimed, Piet Oudolf selection is an artful study in delicacy. Its soft pink button-shaped umbels crown paler pink and silvered papery ruffs above an energetic clump of richly green divided foliage. Exquisite additions to cut arrangements, the ample-sized "jewelbox" blooms sparkle up the garden for several months atop tall, wiry branched stems. (pp#11470)
Blooms June–August. Size: 2-1/4' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 4. AVAILABLE LATE MARCH 2008 Astrantia major roma (P-1434)
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Astrantia major ssp. involucrata ‘Shaggy’
“Outstandingly strong and bold,” is how the late British garden writer Christopher Lloyd referred to this ornate beauty. Especially long, soft-looking bracts, white and green-tipped, cradle delicate, frosty pale pink corsages and earn ‘Shaggy’ its name. Planted en masse and superimposed against Actaea, the sturdy striated stems and deeply cut spring green leaves make a verdurous statement.
Blooms June–August. Size: 2-1/2' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 5. Astrantia major ssp. involucrata Shaggy (P-0034)
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