About
This cultivar features rich red pincushion blooms encircled by a fringe of red bracts, making their appearance from early summer through late summer. The foliage consists of deeply lobed, dark green leaves.
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
- H6
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
- Coastal, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Best grown in moist, fertile, humus-rich soil in sun or partial shade. As with most perennials, it will benefit from mulching. Makes a good cut flower
- Pruning
- Deadhead before seed is ripe to prevent self-seeding
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring; seedlings of this cultivar wouldn't come true
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to astrantia leaf miner
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews