Astrantia 'Warren Hills'
masterwort 'Warren Hills'
A clump-forming, herbaceous perennial, up to 75cm high, with five-lobed, toothed, green leaves, and umbels of pale pink flowers surrounded by paler pink bracts, tipped and netted with green, in summer
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Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Green | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Green Pink | Green | ||
Autumn | Green | |||
Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Genus
Astrantia are clump-forming herbaceous perennials with palmately lobed basal leaves and branched, erect, wiry stems bearing compact umbels of tiny flowers surrounded by a rosette of showy bracts
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in moisture-retentive but well-drained, preferably humus-rich, fertile soil in sun or partial shade
Propagation
Propagate by division in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Wildlife gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Low Maintenance
- Cut flowers
- Ground cover
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
No pruning required, but dead-head to encourage repeat flowering and, if seedlings are not wanted, dead-head before seed is ripe
Pests
May be susceptible to astrantia leaf miner
Diseases
May be susceptible to powdery mildews
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