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Sanguisorba minor

Common name: Salad Burnet

Experience the unique taste of Sanguisorba minor - the perfect addition in your garden.

-15 to -20°C
Good Cut Flowers
Scented
Good for Pollinators

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Young Plants
3 for £13.00
just £4.33 each
5 for £16.00
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Sanguisorba minor (Salad Burnet)Cucumber scented culinary ancientA UK native wildflower, Sanguisorba minor is often found growing in dry grassy meadows. Low rosettes of pretty, fern-like foliage are evergreen and give a wonderful splash of deer resistant winter colour. In summer, wiry stems rise above the foliage, each holding a red, unusually shaped, rounded bloom. Full of nectar and pollen, insects will visit to investigate and pollinate the plant so that burred fruits follow.Used for centuries as a herb, the foliage, when crushed, releases a cucumber aroma. Traditionally the young leaves were used as a flavouring in salads or cold drinks.Known by several common names, some of which are Salad Burnet, Garden Burnet and Pimpernelle. The blooms are a favourite of florists as they not only last well in a vase, they also add visual interest with their unusual flower shape.Sanguisorba minor prefers to be grown in well-drained soil in a sunny spot, where it will reach a height and spread of around 60cm. The RHS hardiness guide has rated it H6, which means that it is hardy to around -10 C. A perennial which will die back over winter to resprout again the following spring.
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Key Information
Latin Name Sanguisorba minor YP
Common Name Salad Burnet
Hardiness H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour Red
Type Perennial
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.60 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.60
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Scented Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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