Latin Name: Astrantia major 'Star of Beauty'
Height: 24 - 30 inches
Spread: 24 - 30 inches
Sunlight: Part Sun; Part Shade
Bloom Time: May to July
Hardiness Zone: 4-7
Description:
Star of Royals Masterwort features white and purple flowers with two toned papery bracts of white centers and gray-purple tips all summer long that are prized for both fresh and dried floral cuttings. Deadheading will encourage more blooms. Faded flower bracts provide another characteristic to this plant that can be left for viewing pleasure or harvested for dried floral crafts. Masterwort will perform best in moist, well-drained sites.
Attracts: Bees; Butterflies
Other Names: Hattie's Pincushion; Great Master Wort