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Masterwort (Astrantia major): Continuous Ivory-Pink Flowers for Shade

Masterwort (Astrantia major) produces many small, ivory flowers flushed pink, blooming continuously throughout summer and fall with a sweet scent. Each blossom is an umbel of tiny flowers framed by a collar of papery bracts—like Queen Anne’s lace. Perfect companion for astilbes, ferns, and hostas.

Care

Light: Part shade.
Soil: Rich, medium to wet; prefers soil not allowed to dry out and cooler summer nights.

Propagation & Problems

Sow seed in containers when ripe. Divide plants in spring. Gray mold, mildew, slugs, aphids.

Quick Reference

Height	1–3 ft.
Spread	1–3 ft.
Growth Habit	Clumps
Light	Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture	Medium to Wet
Maintenance	Low
Features	Attracts beneficial bugs, fragrant flowers, showy flowers
Bloom Time	Early Summer, Late Spring, Spring, Summer
Flower Color	Pink, White
Uses	Beds, Borders, Waterside
Style	Cottage Garden, Woodland Garden
Type	Perennials

Other: Hollyhock (Alcea rosea): Tall, Classic Cottage Garden Biennial with Colorful Spikes; Stars of Persia (Allium christophii): Huge, Metallic Fuchsia Spheres for Early Summer; Drumstick Allium (Allium sphaerocephalon): Color-Changing Blooms for the Summer Garden; Angelonia (Angelonia angustifolia): Heat-Loving Summer Bloomer for Containers; Golden Marguerite (Anthemis tinctoria): Long-Blooming Daisy-Like Flowers; Marguerite Daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens): Continuous Blooms for Containers; Figwort (Asarina scandens): Half-Hardy Climber with Indigo to White Flowers; Heath Aster (Aster ericoides): Native Clumping Perennial with Small White Flowers; Growing Astrantia (Masterwort): Shade‑Loving Perennial; Major Climate Factors That Determine What Grows in Your Garden

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