ASTRANTIA Maxima

Astrantia maxima

Height x Spread: 60cm x 60cm

This is a different species from most of the other Astrantia and is easily distinguishable as it has a three lobed leaf.  The flower bracts are also fused, unlike other forms, creating a flower that looks like a small bowl in a lovely soft shell-pink colour.  Interestingly, it increases by runners, not by forming clumps.  

It will tolerate a drier soil, but ideally prefers a moisture-retentive soil in dappled shade where it will make really large plants quickly.