1 Astrantia Major Claret Great Black Masterwort Red Bare Root Perennial Garden Summer Perennial : - by GARTHWAITE NURSERIES® : - UK Stockist

Description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION THESE ARE BARE ROOT PERENNIAL PLANTS (DORMANT ROOTS) THIS IS A RED ASTRANTIA THERE IS. THE FLOWERS ARE CARRIED ON NEAR-BLACK STEMS, WITH DEEPLY CUT MID-GREEN LEAVES THAT ARE TINGED AROUND THE EDGES WITH MAROON WHEN YOUNG. BRANCHED CLUSTERS OF STUNNING, RED FLOWERS WITH PINCUSHION-LIKE CENTRES AND A FLASH OF PURE WHITE AT THE BASE OF EACH PETAL ARE PRODUCED IN ABUNDANCE FROM JULY TO AUGUST THIS IS A COTTAGE GARDEN FAVOURITE AND MAKES A GREAT CHOICE FOR PLANTING AT A WOODLAND EDGE IN DAPPLED SHAPE, GROWING UNDER THE CANOPIES OF TREES OR PLANTING EN-MASSE IN THE MOIST GROUND AROUND NATURAL PONDS AND STREAMS. THEY WILL TOLERATE DRIER SOILS AS LONG AS THE PLANTS ARE MULCHEDAS ASTRANTIA DETER SLUGS, THEY CAN ALSO BE COMBINED WITH LARGE-LEAVED PLANTS SUCH AS HOSTAS TO ACT AS AN ORGANIC METHOD OF CONTROLLING SLUG DAMAGE. A GREAT CHOICE FOR CONTEMPORARY-STYLE PLANTINGS AFTER FLOWERING “ASTRANTIA MAJOR CLARET” CAN BE REJUVENATED BY CUTTING THEM BACK CLOSE TO THE GROUND, FRESH NEW FOLIAGE AND A LATE CROP OF FLOWERS START APPEARING SHORTLY AFTER. PLANTS DO NOT SPREAD FAR, BUT ARE WELL-KNOWN FOR SELF SEEDINGCARE OF BARE ROOT PERENNIALS REMOVE THE PLANT FROM ITS PACKAGING AND CAREFULLY REMOVE ALL LOOSE PACKING MATERIAL. SOAK THE ROOTS IN A BUCKET OF WARM WATER FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. EXAMINE THE ROOT SYSTEM AND TRIM AWAY ANY ROTTED, MOULDY OR BROKEN ROOTS WITH A SHARP KNIFE. DIG A HOLE DEEP AND WIDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE ROOTS TO FAN OUT FROM THE CROWN AT ABOUT 45º ANGLE. IT SOMETIMES HELPS TO MAKE A CONE-SHAPED MOUND OF SOIL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLE AND SPREAD THE ROOTS AROUND IT. THE CROWN OF MOST PERENNIALS SHOULD BE ROUGHLY LEVEL WITH THE SURROUNDING GROUND. COVER THE ROOTS WITH SOIL AND PRESS DOWN. MAKE SURE ALL THE ROOTS-ESPECIALLY THOSE UNDER THE CROWN-ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE SOIL. WATER THE PLANT WELL AND ADD A LAYER OF MULCH(SOIL COVERING)