Masterwort

Masterwort has a flower like no other, delicately colored and with a shape that has been described as both a pincushion and dustmop. This cottage charmer grows best in cool climates -- it struggles in the South. The domed flower clusters bloom atop wiry branched stems. White, rose, and pink flowers can occur in the same planting from self-sown seedlings.

Light:

Part Sun

Zones:

5-7

Plant Type:

Perennial

Plant Height:

24-36 inches tall

Plant Width:

12-18 inches wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers,Cut Flowers,Dried Flowers

Top Varieties

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'Dark Shiny Eyes' masterwort

Astrantia major 'Dark Shiny Eyes' has deep red-violet blooms with silvery centers. It blooms in late summer. Zones 4-7
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'Hadspen Blood' masterwort

Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood' has rosy-red flowers for six weeks in spring and then reblooms in summer. It is a compact plant, reaching only 2 feet tall when in bloom. Zones 4-7
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'Ruby Wedding' masterwort

Astrantia major 'Ruby Wedding' has dark ruby flowers all summer on 30-inch-tall plants. Zones 4-7
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'Snow Star' masterwort

Astrantia 'Snow Star' blooms with white flowers throughout late spring and early summer. Zones 4-7
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Garden Plans

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Season-Long Garden Plan

Plant It With

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Astilbe

Pink or white astilbes look great with masterwort. The astilbes bring lightness and an airy quality to the stiff mounds of masterwort.

Iris

Grasslike foliage and purple or white blooms of Siberian iris team well with masterwort.

Flax

Airy arching mounds of blue flax flowers create a heavenly foil for masterwort blooms.

Propagation

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Seed
Division