Astrantia major ‘Claret’
at Digging Dog

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 ‘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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Other selections in this genus

• Astrantia major ‘Buckland’
• Astrantia major ‘Canneman’
• Astrantia major ‘Hadspen Blood’
• Astrantia major ‘Pink Pride’
• Astrantia major ssp. involucrata ‘Shaggy’
• Astrantia ‘Moulin Rouge’