Astrantia major ‘Shaggy’, 2L
£18.00
notes
Originally a woodland plant, Astrantia will tolerate shade. It provides good ground cover in the middle of the border with a mound of deeply cut leaves and greenish white blooms, surrounded by green tipped, white or pinkish bracteoles.
Dimensions
- Pot size: 2L
- Height & Spread: 100cm (3ft 3in) x 50cm (1ft 7in)
Features
notes
Originally a woodland plant, Astrantia will tolerate shade. It provides good ground cover in the middle of the border with a mound of deeply cut leaves and greenish white blooms, surrounded by green tipped, white or pinkish bracteoles.
Details
- Flowers: June-September
- Hardy
Planting
- Well drained soil
- All aspects
- Full sun or partial shade
- Sheltered
Care
- Deadhead blooms to prolong flowering
- Slug and snail resistant
- Incorporate plenty of organic matter when planting and water well in dry weather, especially newly established plants
- Can self-seed
Insights
Being extremely vigorous and prolific, do not hesitate to raid it with the flower scissors. Flowers can also be dried and stored for decorative use in winter.
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