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Astrantia maxima
Caucasian Astrantia is a hardy herbaceous perennial from the mountains of NE Türkiye, the Caucasus and NW Iran, grown for its pinkish-white umbel flowers in early summer. It does best in partial shade with consistently moist soil.
Astrantia maxima, (largest masterwort), is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.
Growing to 90 cm (35 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, it is an herbaceous perennial, used in gardens. It is hardy to USDA Zone: 4-9.
Astrantia maxima grows well in the garden, given some shade and moisture. Its flowerheads provide summer colour in shades of red, pink and white. It is also rabbit resistant. It is rated for hardiness, USDA zones 5 to 9.
These plants, native to Europe, are widespread in the Caucasus. They have been grown in the British Isles since 1804.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astrantia maxima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
