trefle.io · Taken Jul 19, 2018 by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Rosaceae
Burnet bloodwort
Sanguisorba officinalis
Also known as Small burnet, Salad burnet, Garden burnet, Sanguisorba serpentini
Native Plants · Medicinal · Pollinator · Perennial · Meadow · Cottage-Garden · Rosaceae · Bottlebrush-Flowers · Wildlife-Friendly · Herbaceous · Border
Burnet bloodwort is a graceful perennial with deep crimson bottlebrush flowers that attract pollinators and add height to borders and meadow plantings. It prefers consistently moist soil in a sunny to partly shaded location and may need dividing every few years to maintain vigor. Deadhead spent flowers to extend the blooming season and prevent excessive self-seeding.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is evenly moist; do not allow to dry out fully · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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