tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post8756167299026015899..comments2023-09-24T03:59:30.938-07:00Comments on VW Garden: My New Favorite Cut Flower: AstrantiaVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-58568205892437365142018-07-05T10:19:41.261-07:002018-07-05T10:19:41.261-07:00If you cut, does it continue to produce more bloom...If you cut, does it continue to produce more blooms? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903617931355414019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-54997122934242235202018-06-15T21:35:53.142-07:002018-06-15T21:35:53.142-07:00This looks like a neat one! Thanks for writing abo...This looks like a neat one! Thanks for writing about it!Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842277589160618685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-47198818975966026192012-08-19T16:13:34.104-07:002012-08-19T16:13:34.104-07:00I have planted several Astrantia this summer think...I have planted several Astrantia this summer thinking that they could still do their "stuff" in quite shady conditions. I guess I will see if this is true come next season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-69865290512537856992011-07-24T00:15:28.951-07:002011-07-24T00:15:28.951-07:00les Astrances font partie de nos plantes préférées...les Astrances font partie de nos plantes préférées et ont une remontée florale exceptionnelle cette année due à l'humidité.A conseiller sans modérationLemohttp://jardindelemo.over-blog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-63171995600032774222011-07-22T16:15:38.689-07:002011-07-22T16:15:38.689-07:00I love them too! I just really discovered them las...I love them too! I just really discovered them last year...bought a handful of sale 'Abbey Road' last fall. Planted them right away, then we got frost a week later. Much to my surprise, they all came back like gangbusters this year and have been blooming for over a month! They are so lovely, can't wait for them to fill out in the coming years. This spring I've added 'Alba', 'Roma', 'Ruby Wedding', 'Star of Beauty', and 'Alba'...I guess I'm a bit addicted :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-30563699322439747352011-07-22T07:58:32.490-07:002011-07-22T07:58:32.490-07:00Gorgeous and I'm so glad to see a blog post ab...Gorgeous and I'm so glad to see a blog post about masterwort.<br /><br />This is a plant that I've lusted over in the pages of UK gardening magazines! I've been too afraid that it won't like our summer heat, but seeing your beauties, I may have to try just one to see how it goes next year.<br /><br />Thanks!F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-66648987847382887442011-07-21T18:39:59.805-07:002011-07-21T18:39:59.805-07:00This is a beauty, though I can't say I have se...This is a beauty, though I can't say I have seen it here in the southeast. Love that dark one, Moulin RougeJanet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-55435129538229974262011-07-21T18:04:31.950-07:002011-07-21T18:04:31.950-07:00I love Astrantia, but it has never gotten well-eno...I love Astrantia, but it has never gotten well-enough established in my garden to produce masses of flowers for cutting; so, at most, I get one stem of Astrantia to include in an arrangement of other flowers. I think it needs more moisture and organic matter to be truly happy than my "well-drained" soil (read: amended sand) can provide. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-82286116516829459082011-07-20T22:11:47.035-07:002011-07-20T22:11:47.035-07:00beautiful flower, I am thinking I need some of thi...beautiful flower, I am thinking I need some of this!Rainy Day Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139202327960366363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-73443862251916006832011-07-20T20:55:30.987-07:002011-07-20T20:55:30.987-07:00What a great post - and love the recommendation! ...What a great post - and love the recommendation! I'm going to see if it'll grow here... surely? :-)Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-69985321569878349632011-07-20T19:28:48.666-07:002011-07-20T19:28:48.666-07:00Hi Sunray - my astrantias are all tucked in betwee...Hi Sunray - my astrantias are all tucked in between other plants, so it's hard to get a good shot of the whole plant. I bet they would look less good without other types foliage around them, though. <br />Phoebe - despite their appearance, the bracts are really soft and whispery, which makes them so ethereal in arrangements.VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-50839777341423988032011-07-20T16:28:19.874-07:002011-07-20T16:28:19.874-07:00I have never heard of Astrantis before, they look ...I have never heard of Astrantis before, they look very pretty. The bracts look like they are hard and papery? I can imagine how lovely they would look in an arrangement of WS!!!Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613979981355164437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-35110068346514205612011-07-20T14:32:12.619-07:002011-07-20T14:32:12.619-07:00You're so right. I love my Astrantia. I've...You're so right. I love my Astrantia. I've read that they can be dried too although I haven't tried it yet. Great photos.GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-23324296294246878892011-07-20T12:14:55.121-07:002011-07-20T12:14:55.121-07:00They are beautiful! Your photographs do them justi...They are beautiful! Your photographs do them justice. I just discovered these last year and wonder why more folks don't grow them. You have some lovely varieties.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-48227321358220289942011-07-20T11:18:47.098-07:002011-07-20T11:18:47.098-07:00They are so beautiful. I have grown my first one t...They are so beautiful. I have grown my first one this summer and I just love those burgundy-silver blooms. Makes me want to add more for certain. Beautiful pictures!Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-81834309868977869212011-07-20T10:10:32.754-07:002011-07-20T10:10:32.754-07:00Hi again,
Whoops I forgot to mention that normall...Hi again,<br /><br />Whoops I forgot to mention that normally I too have them in vases and as you say they last a long time and actually also have a charm about them even when dried!Lizhttp://gwirrel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-16721408604535146312011-07-20T10:09:34.659-07:002011-07-20T10:09:34.659-07:00Hi VW,
I love Astrantia too, so you're not al...Hi VW,<br /><br />I love Astrantia too, so you're not alone at all! My show has been quite poor this year and I'm a little disappointed, my 'Major Roma' as always has put on a great show and I hope for another flush later in the season, however all the rest have been less than impressive so I hope next year they will do much better!<br />I have Major Rosea, Snowstar and another I cannot now remember the name of. Snowstar is new this year so I can understand the poor show, however Rosea and the unnamed are into their second year and should have given me plenty of blooms!Lizhttp://gwirrel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-6870003398261780372011-07-20T10:04:49.114-07:002011-07-20T10:04:49.114-07:00I started to get some of these a few years ago and...I started to get some of these a few years ago and couldn't figure out a place for them. I love the flowers. Would love to see the whole plant also. I bought the red pincushion and love the flowers but the flower stalks are so high above them that I don't care for the whole plant. Your Astrantia is beautiful though.<br />Cher <a href="http://sunraygardening.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Sunray Gardens</a>Sunray Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691531921190526219noreply@blogger.com