About
'Astrantia major 'Pink Sensation' is a perennial that forms clumps and reaches a height of about 60 cm. It features five-lobed, serrated green foliage and produces 5 cm wide umbels of soft pink blooms. These flowers are encircled by pale pink bracts that exhibit green veining and netting, providing visual interest from midsummer through late summer.
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
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
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
- Wildlife gardens, City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Prairie planting
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moisture-retentive but well-drained, preferably humus-rich, fertile soil in sun or partial shade
- Pruning
- No pruning required, but dead-head to encourage repeat flowering and, if seedlings are not wanted, dead-head before seed is ripe
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to astrantia leaf miner
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews