Thanks so much for the astrantia tip, I have never grown that plant but always admire them in the catalogs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Succulents-The Sedums « Fairegarden] Reference

A good number of umbellifers are stable perennials and I use astrantia and eryngium on a regular basis, but Molopospermum peloponnesiacum is a new favourite.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jolly brollies] Reference

When you weave a wood anemone, astrantia and a rudbeckia together, don't expect success as there is little overlap in flowering and the leaves are dull together.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gardens: Planting in drifts] Reference

Melica altissima, and umbels such as bupleurum, fennel, anthriscus, selinum, eryngium and astrantia can be cut and collected whole.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life and style | guardian.co.uk] Reference