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Talkback: How to grow astrantias
Chris Belle
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I grew some last year in dappled shade and they were beautiful; the bees loved them, but sadly they didn't come back up this year. Do I need to plant them every year?
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No they're perennial and usually very reliable. Did they look OK at the end of last season?
In the sticks near Peterborough
They like a moist root run, but there is always the possibility that the roots have rotted away if they are in ground that is bog-like...
We were going to plant some this year but they sound like divas to me
Yes i definitely will blossom, in my shady garden I cannot afford not to try plants that like shade.
My soil is acid clay and RHS site seems to think they will grow pretty much anywhere.
I will have quite a nice big gap next year where we mistakenly planted scabiosa which won't survive the winter. They hate my shay clay soil and are doing quite badly.
I will, I love dicentras, and tiarellas and have lots of those. My soil retains moisture very well but is not waterlogged.
I can't grow astilbes though - in theory they should work in my garden but they die feet up every time, I have no idea why!!!
Definitely, and made sure they didn't dry out without over watering. My plantsman neighbour was scratching his head too.