Astrantia major 'Roma'

Roma' is an upright, umbelliferous, stoloniferous, clump-forming masterwort that typically grows to 20-25î tall. Flowers are arranged in compound umbels. Each pincushion-like umbel of rose-red florets is subtended by a showy ruff of papery, horizontal, petal-like, light silver-pink involucral bracts. Bracts usually remain attractive well after bloom. Flowers bloom from late spring to mid-summer on stems rising well above the basal clump of foliage. Leaves are medium green, with each leaf being palmately cut into five doubly serrate lobes. 'Roma' is the product of a planned breeding program in... more »

Roma' is an upright, umbelliferous, stoloniferous, clump-forming masterwort that typically grows to 20-25î tall. Flowers are arranged in compound umbels. Each pincushion-like umbel of rose-red florets is subtended by a showy ruff of papery, horizontal, petal-like, light silver-pink involucral bracts. Bracts usually remain attractive well after bloom. Flowers bloom from late spring to mid-summer on stems rising well above the basal clump of foliage. Leaves are medium green, with each leaf being palmately cut into five doubly serrate lobes. 'Roma' is the product of a planned breeding program in the Netherlands in 1992 between Astrantia major 'Ruby Wedding' (pollen parent) and an unnamed selection of Astrantia major var. involucrata (seed parent). U. S. Plant Patent PP11,470 was issued on August 1, 2000. (less)