Astrantia 'Star of Billion' ®

Masses of white flowers!

A superb modern variety of one of our oldest cottage garden plants, producing airy plants topped with beautiful, glossy green-and-white blooms.

Bloom season:
May to July. Often reblooms in September and October after being cut back.

Size:
Foliage height 45 cm.
Flower height 75 cm.

Location:
Best grown in partial shade.

Culture:
This astrantia is thought to have originated in Margery Fish’s garden at East Lambrook in Somerset, and christened there and then. It is one of the best pale varieties, with large flowerheads and more deeply cut foliage. Like all astrantia, it can cope with a range of soils from alkaline to heavy, damp soil in dappled shade.