Great Masterwort

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width:	⇔	18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	C. Europe

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Apiaceae >

Astrantia >

major >

Not to be confused with Masterwort (Peucedanum ostruthium).

Read about Great Masterwort in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Astrantia major, Linn. The commonest species in cult.: 1-3 ft.: radical Lvs. 5-lobed, the lobes ovate-lanceolate and more or less parted and toothed, acute: fls. pinkish, or rose, or white: involucel of 20 or less linear-lanceolate entire leafy parts; calyx-lobes lanceolate and spinulose, exceeding the petals. Eu.—Thrives by running water and in partial shade. May, June. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

Astrantia major calendar?
January:
February:
March:	divide
April:	divide
May:	transplant
June:	flowering
July:	flowering
August:	sowing
September:
October:
November:
December:
Notes:

Propagation

Either from ripe seeds in summer, or from spring division.

Pests and diseases

Slugs attack stems/leaves. Powdery mildew.

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References

• w:Great Masterwort. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
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• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963