Masterwort

Astrantia is a charming long-lived perennial with palmately lobed leaves and pure white flowers that will liven up any flowerbed. In nature, it grows in damp meadows or light forests, so it will thrive best for you in partial shade and in loamy, humous soil with plenty of moisture. It forms compact clumps and from June to September shoots up sturdy, upright stems that do not need support. They branch richly and carry small umbels of flowers with striking toothed bracts with translucent green. We will deliver a mature potted seedling that you can simply transplant to a suitable spot. This fully frost-hardy plant attracts bees and butterflies and willingly self-seeds in a good location. It is excellently suited for cutting, staying fresh in a vase for ten to fourteen days. The flowers are also great for drying and for floral arrangements. Even beginners can manage the care; you just need to keep an eye on the young leaves in spring to protect them from slugs.

The great masterwort brings delicate beauty and a piece of unbridled nature into the garden. In its natural environment, it grows in damper meadows and light forest edges, so at your home, it will appreciate loamy and humus-rich soil. The supplied seedling will soon form a nice clump of palmately lobed leaves, from which sturdy stems grow from June. Cultivation is easily managed even by beginners, the plant does not suffer from diseases, we only recommend keeping an eye out for slugs in the spring months. In flowerbeds, the masterwort perfectly complements more prominent flowers and actively attracts pollinators with its blooms. It is absolutely indispensable for everyone who likes to create bouquets. The sturdy stems carry tiny umbels surrounded by toothed bracts and stay fresh in a vase for ten to fourteen days. The flowers can also be easily dried for winter decorations for various floristic purposes. The 'Shaggy' cultivar stands out with conspicuously large bracts in a pure white color with an interesting green tip, which looks very fresh and original.

The 'Alba' masterwort is a charming and undemanding perennial that will bring a piece of wild nature to any garden with its delicate, pure white flowers. In its natural environment, it grows in moist mountain meadows and light deciduous forests, so it will thrive best here in partial shade or full sun, provided you give it sufficiently moist and humus-rich loamy soil. From the mature potted seedling you receive, a nice clump with palmately lobed green leaves will grow relatively quickly, reaching a height of sixty to eighty centimeters. The plant does not need any support and handles even stronger frosts without difficulty. Moreover, it doesn't suffer from diseases; you just need to keep an eye out for slugs occasionally, as they like to snack on it. It looks exceptionally delicate in the garden and perfectly complements other moisture-loving plants. Its tiny umbel-like flowers, decorated around the perimeter with toothed bracts with translucent green, appear from June to September and reliably attract bees and other pollinators. The upright branched stems are perfect for cutting into fresh bouquets, where they will delight you with their long vase life. In a vase, the flowers stay beautiful for a good ten to fourteen days. They are also excellent for drying and other floristic uses because they hold their shape well. The 'Alba' cultivar stands out precisely for its radiant, pure white shade, which will brighten up even lightly shaded corners of your garden, and its care can be easily managed by complete beginners.

The 'Roma' masterwort belongs to those rare perennials that can brighten up even slightly shady places in the garden. The original species comes from European light forests and wet meadows, so even at your home, it will most appreciate humous, slightly moist, and loamy soil in partial shade or sun. It forms rich clumps of green, palmately lobed leaves, and thanks to its excellent frost resistance, it reliably overwinters without any protection. We have prepared a fully grown seedling in a pot for you, which you just need to transplant straight to the chosen spot. Even complete beginners will be thrilled with its trouble-free growth; you just need to occasionally check if slugs are feasting on the young leaves. From early summer to early autumn, firm, upright stems dotted with unusual flowers tower above the leaves. The 'Roma' cultivar stands out among other masterworts precisely due to its unusually long flowering period. The flowers themselves have the shape of tiny umbels in a dusty pink color and are surrounded by striking silvery bracts that add to their delicacy. The whole inflorescence thus looks very airy and romantic. In perennial beds, the plant does not need support and works excellently as a lure for bees and other pollinators, who find a rich food source on it during the season. Florists and enthusiastic creators of floral arrangements swear by masterwort. Its upright, richly branched stems are perfectly suited for cutting into fresh summer bouquets. If you put them in a vase at a time when the tiny umbels are nicely colored and fully open, they will bring you joy for an amazing ten to fourteen days. You can also get wonderful material from it for dry arrangements, because after careful drying, it perfectly retains its original color and unique star-like shape, which will enrich any winter decoration.

Masterwort 'Star of Love' is one of those rare treasures that can fully brighten up even slightly shaded places under trees. In nature, it commonly grows in bright clearings, forest edges, and moister meadow stands of Europe, which clearly hints at what suits it. It likes well-drained but nutrient-rich loamy soil that retains moisture. Although it prefers partial shade, it can handle full sun without difficulty; only in such a case will it need more regular watering. You will receive a healthy and strong seedling in a pot from us, which just needs to be planted in its permanent place in the flower bed. You don't have to worry about tedious care; masterwort is an extremely resilient long-lived perennial. Frost down to minus thirty-three degrees will not surprise it at all, and even complete beginners can easily grow it. Only in spring do we recommend watching out for slugs, which occasionally like to feast on its sprouting leaves. The 'Star of Love' variety lives up to its name and stands out with the striking burgundy coloring of its flowers, which bring joy all summer from June to the end of August. They grow on sturdy stems without the need for any support and form dense green clumps reaching a height of roughly sixty centimeters. The flower itself is composed of a delicate central umbel protected by prominent bracts, giving the whole plant a unique look. These burgundy flowers will not escape the attention of pollinators and happily attract bees from the wide surroundings. From a garden use perspective, it is an ideal filler plant for mixed perennial beds, where it introduces an interesting structure when planted at about seven pieces per square meter. Furthermore, it is an absolute hit for lovers of cut flowers. In a vase as part of bouquets, it looks exceptionally delicate and will continue to bring joy for many days. It is also perfectly suited for drying for various floristry ideas. And you can even use its flowers to decorate desserts.