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Rosaceae
Garden burnet
Sanguisorba minor
Also known as Salad burnet, Small burnet, European burnet, Poterium minus
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Herb · Edible · Culinary Herb · Perennial · Pollinator · Groundcover · Salad Herb · Drought Tolerant · Cottage Garden · Rosaceae
Garden burnet is a tough, low-maintenance perennial herb that grows well in average to poor, well-drained soils in partial to full sun. Its cucumber-flavored leaves can be harvested regularly throughout the growing season for culinary use in salads and drinks. Cut back after flowering to encourage fresh foliage and prevent unwanted self-seeding.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but never waterlogged; allow surface to partially dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days in dry spells; generally rain-fed once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- 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
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Colorado
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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