Astrantia major Sparkling Stars Red ('Westarr') (Sparkling Stars Series)
An herbaceous perennial with mounds of mid-green leaves. In summer, dark red-purple flowers appear, surrounded by maroon bracts.
Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Green | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Red Purple | Green | ||
Autumn | Green | |||
Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed Hardiness
H4Botanical 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
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist but well drained humus rich soil.
Propagation
Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe, or propagate by division in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- Wildlife gardens
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Cut back after flowers have faded to tidy and encourage a fresh flush of leaf growth
Pests
Maybe susceptible to astrantia leaf miner, slugs and aphids
Diseases
Maybe susceptible to Powdery mildews
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