Salad Burnet
Sanguisorba minor

Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee)
Genus: Sanguisorba (san-GWIS-or-ba)
Species: minor (MY-nor)

Synonym:Poterium minor

Synonym:Sanguisorba sanguisorba

Synonym:Pimpinella sanguisorba

Synonym:Poterium sanguisorba

Category
Herbs

Height
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing
3-6 in. (7-15 cm)

Hardiness
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure
Full Sun

Danger

Bloom Color
Magenta (Pink-Purple)

Bloom Time
Mid Spring

Foliage
Grown for foliage

Other details
May be a noxious weed or invasive
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season

Soil pH requirements
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information

Propagation Methods
From seed; sow indoors before last frost

Seed Collecting
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds