with the plants also tolerating partial shade

Prune spent clusters after flowering to promote repeat blooms and cut back spent stems before new shoots emerge in spring

narrow bracts

The flowers form dense

Astrantia 'Claret' Size:9cm pot with the plants also toleratingA reasonably versatile and low maintenance herbaceous perennial with great flower shape and rich colour. The Astrantia 'Claret' is a variety of Masterwort with deeply lobed or divided, mid to dark green foliage beneath slender, wiry stems holding deep purple red, pincushion like flowers consisting of umbels of tiny florets surrounded by long, narrow bracts from early Summer and throughout. Plant in moist, humus rich, fertile, well drained soils and