Re: Astrantia

Don,
    Looks like an anemone to me...... not astrantia. Exactly which species
of anemone??? Perhaps canadian anemone.
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Martinson" <llmen@wi.rr.com>

> Below is a link to a photo of 3 Astrantias I grow.  The top photo is
> A. major (one of the red cultivars. Lost the tag, sorry).  The middle
> photo is A. major 'Sunningdale Variegated'  (variegation seems to
> become much less pronounced as the season progresses).  The bottom
> photo (white flower) is a plant I always thought was an Astrantia,
> but the flower is quite different.  Is this, indeed, an Astrantia,
> and if so, which species?
>
> http://home.wi.rr.com/llmen/astrantia.jpg
>
> Any help would be appreciated.  The reason I ask is that a variegated
> seedling of the 3rd type has popped up in my garden, and I want to be
> sure of its identity.
>
> http://home.wi.rr.com/llmen/astrantiavar.jpg
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don Martinson

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