This is a garden variety of a European wildflower that is very popular with butterflies, moths and bees. It is a great flowering plant for damp, partially shady spots. it grows to 70cm high and 50cm across in full sun or partial shade and moist but well-drained soils.
If you are growing Masterwort in full sun or there is a drought, you can help prevent the roots getting too dry by adding a mulch to the top of the soil.
Produces white-green flowers from June to August.
Masterwort / Astrantia major 'Margery Fish'
Position: Flower border
Flowering months: Jun / Jul / Aug
Light: Full sun / Mix of sun and shade / Dappled shade
Soil: Clay / Loam / Chalk
Tested in our local soil (t.i.o.l.s.): Yes (but avoid heavy clay)
Drainage: Moist but well-drained (never waterlogged)
Life cycle: Perennial (lives for many years)
Hardiness: Fully hardy (in Bristol winters)
Over winter: Dies back (deciduous)