Astrantia maxima

<p><em>Great Masterworts (Astrantia major), classics of English cottage gardens and herb gardens, are highly fashionable among landscapers for prairie-style gardens, prized for their simultaneously wild and sophisticated appearance.</em></p> <p><em>Yet they remain largely unknown to amateur gardeners, for whom ‘Astrance’ rather evokes a (very fine) Parisian restaurant.</em></p> <p><em>Masterworts are <strong>one of the most beautiful perennials for partial shade</strong>: <strong>easy to grow</strong>, they <strong>flower for a long time</strong>, all summer, <strong>with magnificent star-shaped umbels in pink, white or red</strong> depending on the variety.</em></p> <p><em>Masterwort thrives in <strong>rich, moist, well-drained soil in partial shade</strong>. Very hardy, this mountain plant found at forest edges and in alpine meadows often takes a year to really establish, but then produces a large clump with dozens of flower stems continuously from June to September. Its only real enemy is summer drought.</em></p> <p><em>Masterwort is extremely versatile in the garden. It pairs well with… almost everything, particularly perennials and roses. It makes beautiful, rustic-looking bouquets.</em></p> <div id="attachment_8851" style="width: 1182px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/blogwp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Astrance-1.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8851" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-8851" src="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/blogwp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Astrance-1.jpg" alt="Masterwort or Astrantia" width="1172" height="780" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-8851" class="wp-caption-text">Astrantia major ‘Roma’ – Alchemille mollis – Anthriscus sylvestris</p></div>