Astrantia maxima AGM

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Astrantia maxima

Plant (HPS Number P00819)

Notes:
Date donated: 12th Jan 2009
Donor: Trevor Walton

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 1875 - accepted name
  • Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 18th Dec 2024
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Astrantia maxima AGM linked to 1 HPS publication

Battered but unbowed by Judy Harry
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 2 Autumn 2025

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Battered but unbowed by Judy Harry
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 2 Autumn 2025

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Extending the Flowering Season by Matt Biggs
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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Root Causes by Noel Kingsbury
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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HPS Member Ann-Marie Powell wins an RHS Award for designing the Octavia Hill Garden

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