Astrantia maxima

My best favourite plant of all time. I live and appreciate all Astrantia which are so obliging and useful when starting a new garden with space to fill. Maxima, however, is very special and has taken some time to establish here. The flower is larger than most, the leaf shape is slightly different and the underside of the petals is an almost metallic effect in green. They are exquisite. After a few attempts (I lost the plant I brought with me, my daughter sent me some from clumps I had given her and I bought some locally from Glen Whan Gardens ) I now have some healthy and flourishing Astrantia maxima ready to divide. They came out later than all the other astrantia and I was so glad to see them flower. Busy day including inspecting a local community garden for inclusion in the Scottish Open Gardens scheme for Wigtownshire. Very impressed.