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Sanguisorba obtusa Alba

Common name: Burnet

Visually intriguing and decorous elongated blooms from summer into autumn

-20°C and below
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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Elegant and frothy white blooms emerge on long, colourful, arching stems from June through to September bringing delightfully fizzy impact in both containers and open ground. An unpretentious beauty with seed heads which look great for months after the fluffy flowers have faded. Seeds provide sustenance for birds and other wildlife, whilst earlier blooms are sought out by bees and other pollinators. Sanguisorba obtusa ‘Alba’ has an upright growth habit with greyish-green, attractive pinnate leaves from March to November - excellent for filing gaps in your planting, particularly after winter bulbs such as crocus, aconites and snowdrops have faded. Flowers can be cut for a vase or bouquet and add the same stylish, arching beauty as they do in the garden. Plant Sanguisorba obtusa ‘Alba’ in moist, well-drained soil of any kind which benefits from full sun or partial shade. A fully hardy, herbaceous perennial which dies back below ground over winter and re-emerges the following spring wi
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Key Information
Latin Name Sanguisorba obtusa Alba in 9cm pot
Common Name Burnet
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour White
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 1.00 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 60.00
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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