About
This herbaceous perennial forms dense clumps of vibrant mid-green leaves. The flowers present a dark pink hue, nearing maroon, and are surrounded by elongated dark pink bracts that create a distinctive collar around them.
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
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but 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
- 0.1-0.5 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 humus rich soil
- 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