Astrantia major 'Pink Penny'

masterwort

size: 9cm pot

available to order from summer 2012

£4.99

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• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, moist, preferably humus-rich soil
• Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
• Flowering period: June to August
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  A new, very free-flowering Astrantia that provides summer-long interest. Each rich pink flower cluster, is surrounded by a ruff of green flushed, pale pink bracts, which are attractively veined with a deeper pink. Wonderful in the mixed or herbaceous border, they make easy companions for a host of other ornamentals including grasses.
  
  
• Garden care: Incorporate plenty of organic matter when planting and water well in dry weather especially newly established plants. Lift and divide large clumps in early spring and apply a generous 5-7 cm mulch of well-rotted manure or garden compost around the plant. Divided specimens may take some time to establish since they don't like having their roots disturbed.