About
Astrantia 'Glebe Cottage Crimson' is a robust, clump-forming perennial characterized by its finely cut mid-green foliage. In summer, it produces branched stems that support dense clusters of deep crimson flowers, each framed by white bracts edged in green.
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
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Best grown in consistently moist but well-drained, fertile, humus-rich soil in sun or partial shade but will often tolerate slightly drier conditions
- Pruning
- Deadhead before seed is ripe to prevent self-seeding
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame as soon as seed is ripe or propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to astrantia leaf miner
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews