Family: Apiaceae
Scientific Name: Astrantia major Rainbow
Common Name: Masterwort Rainbow
| Description | Delicate star like flowers with a ring of bracts. |
| Pronunciation | (a-STRAN-tee-a)(m-A-jor) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | partial shade |
| Moisture | prefer moist, average |
| Soil & Site | moist, well drained |
| Flowers | consists of a creamy white to pink center surrounded by bracts, compound umbel, |
| Leaves | lower leaves are palmately cut with 5 lobes, stem leaves are sessile and not as cut |
| Dimensions | 2-3 feet tall, space 18 inches on center |
| Propagation | difficult from seed, easier by division |
| Native Site | Native to Austria. |
| Misc Facts | Plants are commercially grown for cut flowers. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants, #36-Encyclopedia of Perennials, #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants) |
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