Great Masterwort

Astrantia major subsp. var.

Great Masterwort

Habit:		herbaceous
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	24 in	18 in
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Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	C. Europe
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀

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Not to be confused with Masterwort (Peucedanum ostruthium).

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Astrantia major, Linn. The commonest species in cult.: 1-3 ft.: radical Lvs. 5-lobed, the lobes ovate-lanceolate and more or less parted and toothed, acute: fls. pinkish, or rose, or white: involucel of 20 or less linear-lanceolate entire leafy parts; calyx-lobes lanceolate and spinulose, exceeding the petals. Eu.—Thrives by running water and in partial shade. May, June. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

Either from ripe seeds in summer, or from spring division.

Slugs attack stems/leaves. Powdery mildew.

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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