General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 20 to 40 inches (.5-1 m)
Plant Spread: 20 inches (.5 m)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Foliage Mound Height: 20 inches (.5 m)
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Other Beneficial Insects: Beetles
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Stratify seeds: A period of moisture and cold is necessary after harvesting to break dormancy
Days to germinate: 30-180
Depth to plant seed: Light covering only
Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Beetles

Common names
  • Hattie's Pincushion
  • Greater Masterwort
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Astrantia major
  • Synonym: Astrantia major subsp. involucrata

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