About
Astrantia 'Censation Milano' is a clump-forming perennial that grows upright, featuring mid-green leaves. During the summer months, it produces upright stems topped with umbels of reddish-pink flowers.
About the genus
Astrantia is a group of herbaceous perennials that grow in clumps, featuring basal leaves that are palmately lobed. The plants develop upright, slender stems that showcase dense clusters of small flowers, which are encircled by a whorl of prominent bracts.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Clay, Chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist fertile humus-rich soil in sun. Performs best in heavy clay soils but will tolerate lighter soils
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowers have faded to tidy and encourage a fresh flush of leaf growth
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe, or propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to astrantia leaf miner, slugs and aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to Powdery mildews