General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 20 to 28 inches (50-70 cm)
Plant Spread: 16 to 20 inches (40-50 cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: near white
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Provide darkness
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Sow at 18-22 C for 4 weeks, move to minimum -4 C for 6 weeks, move to 5-12 C for germination
Pollinators: Beetles
Various insects

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Common names
  • Greater Masterwort
  • Great Masterwort
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Astrantia major
  • Synonym: Astrantia major subsp. involucrata

Photo Gallery
Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2021-06-12
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2014-05-21
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-09-18
Location: Denver Co
Date: 2010-7-1
Location: Botanical Garden of Köln
Date: 2017-06-17
Location: East island
Date: June

Photo by Leo Michels
Location: Botanical Garden of Köln
Date: 2017-06-17
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-06-16
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-05-18
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-09-18
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-06-14
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2019-06-23

Photo by Leo Michels
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-06-16
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-05-16
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-09-18

photo credit:  Salicyna
Location: North Eastern Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-08-04
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2014-06-15 
Not my favourite for weeding-out; once the true leaves form, the
Location: Hortus Camera Lapidea
Date: 2005-06-22
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2014-05-21

photo by ghislain118

Photo by  Leo Michels

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-06-02
Location: Garden
Date: 2017-06
Photo by robertduval14
Location: North Eastern Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-08-04
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2014-06-15 
True leaves just about to emerge.

Photo by Leo Michels
Location: Denver Botanical Garden
Date: 2021-07-07
Location: Denver Botanical Garden
Date: 2021-07-07
Location: Denver Botanical Garden
Date: 2021-07-07
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-05-29
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Plant Events from our members
chelle On January 27, 2015 Seeds sown
W/S - Warm 3 wks in darkness, then move outdoors.
piksihk On October 17, 2018 Potted up
Leaves are dry and brown- soaked in water
piksihk On October 16, 2018 Obtained plant
Bare root plants from trade
MrsBinWY On December 22, 2019 Seeds sown
WS sprinkle of seeds and chaff labeled 'Thunder & Lightning' from ishareflowers's 2019 garden (could be Knautia) (put outside 12-26-19)
MrsBinWY On June 10, 2017 Potted up
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MrsBinWY On February 21, 2016 Seeds sown
~29 seeds from JonnaSudenius; winter sown & held over the summer through next winter (2016-2017) & germinated May 2017
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